BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHRISTOPHER HOWELL
Non-Executive Chairman

RICHARD HALL TD, MA, FCA
Non-Executive Director & Company Secretary

With a Cambridge degree in engineering and law, Richard qualified as a chartered accountant in 1966 and carried out the duties of Finance Director and Company Secretary for a number of international companies including INM OS International Plc. He was latterly Finance Director of Information Technology Plc and National Telecommunications Plc, both of which companies he took to the main market. Since 1989, Richard has run his own consultancy with a number of non-executive directorships, including an AIM listed company offering corporate, commercial and financial advice to major clients. He joined the board of VFB Group plc in 2003 (VFB Group name changed to Travelzest in 2005) prior to the company joining the OFE X market (now PLUS market).

JONATHAN CARROLL
Group Chief Executive Officer

Jonathan Carroll was appointed to his current position as Group Chief Executive Officer in May 2009. Prior to which Jonathan was President of itravel2000 which he was also a co-founder of in 1994.With Jonathan’s vision and leadership skills, he formed a team of dedicated travel professionals that set the standard in the Canadian market place. Jonathan is a strong believer in giving back to the community. Jonathan’s charity work extends into the community through his involvement and support of numerous charities. He is also a founding board member of the Lakefield College School Foundation, which also boasts his Royal Highness, the Duke of York as a Trustee. In 2006, Jonathan Carroll was awarded the prestigious Top 40 Under 40 Award honouring the best and most accomplished young professionals in Canada.

NIGEL JENKINS
Non-Executive Director

Nigel Jenkins, has been involved in the travel industry for 35 years. A founding director of Unijet in 1981 he joined First Choice Holidays PLC in 1998. Nigel led the restructure and turnaround of their Canadian division before returning to the UK in 2004 to become Managing Director of their Activity Holiday Sector and a member of their Group Management Board. Nigel retired from First Choice in October 2006. Nigel is currently non-executive director of All Leisure Group plc.

ADRIAN COBBOLD
Group Finance Director

Adrian Cobbold started with Travelzest in November 2010 as Group Executive Vice President of Finance, and was appointed to the Travelzest board as Group Finance Director in January 2012.
Prior to this Adrian served as Director of Finance, Chief Financial Officer at Teranet Inc., a leading provider of integrated land-based information systems and software providing e-commerce services to the legal, real estate, government and financial markets in Canada. He provided financial support and leadership to the company as it transitioned from a public to private entity while contributing to the development of a new corporate strategy and improving the operating results.
Prior to Teranet, Adrian was employed by Crown Metal Packaging Canada Inc. (“Crown”) for thirteen years and served on the board of Crown Metal Packing Canada Inc. and Crown Cork & Seal Canada Inc.