Lagardère Travel Retail appoints Peter Newbould as the new Chief Executive Officer for the United Kingdom & Ireland
Lagardère Travel Retail is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Newbould as Chief Executive Officer for United Kingdom and Ireland, effective July 15th. Marion Engelhard, the current CEO will be leaving the company at the end of July to pursue new professional challenges.
With a recognized Travel Essentials expertise, Peter Newbould has 25 years experience in Retail and Travel Retail sectors, including 10 years at WHSmith. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Durham University in 1998, Peter held senior roles at WHSmith, such as Managing Director of InMotion Stores in the US and as International Commercial Director. Additionally, Peter has worked for Tata Retail Enterprises in India and as Commercial Director for Superdrug and Borders in the UK.
Before joining Lagardère Travel Retail, Peter was Interim Chief Commercial Officer at Harding+, a cruise company, where he led the Buying, Merchandising and Marketing Teams.
After 18 years in Lagardère Group, including nearly five years leading the UK & Ireland operations, Marion Engelhard has decided to leave the company by end of July to pursue new professional challenges.
Lagardère Travel Retail operates 15 stores in Travel Essentials, Duty Free & Fashion and Dining in the UK. In Ireland, the company operates 8 Duty Free stores and has recently expanded into Dining operations with new openings at Dublin airport. This new appointment comes during a busy period for the region, marked by the the renewal of the London City and Irish Ferries contracts, as well as our local debut in the Irish’s Dining business.
Commenting on this announcement, Lucio Rossetto, Regional COO Lagardère Travel Retail, said: “We are confident that Peter will significantly contribute to the company, given his extensive knowledge of Travel Essentials and the borader global Travel Retail sector. His leadership will undoubtedly strengthen drive our positionning in the UK and Ireland Travel Retail market and drive our expansion in Dining, successfully initiated by Marion Englehard.”