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Manny Fontenla-Novoa

Manny Fontenla-Novoa

Spanish-British businessman (born 1954)

Manny Fontenla-Novoa (born 13 May 1954) is a Spanish-British businessman, the former chief executive of Thomas Cook AG, who then merged with MyTravel Group to form Thomas Cook Group from 2003[1] until his resignation in August 2011.[2] He has been president at Logitravel group since October 2018.[3]

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Personal life

Born in Galicia on 13 May 1954,[1] he moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 11.[4]

Career

Fontenla-Novoa started his career with Thomas Cook in the printing department in 1972 and held a variety of roles until he joined International Leisure Group in 1988.[5] After International Leisure Group collapsed, Fontenla-Novoa co-founded the tour operator Sunworld in 1991. He rejoined Thomas Cook after its acquisition of Sunworld in 1996, and was its chief executive from 2003 to 2011.[1]

Fontenla-Novoa was also a director of Iberostar, a Spanish hotel chain.[6]

Personal life

He lives in Surrey with his wife and four children.[citation needed]

References

  1. [1]
    Townsend, Abigail (12 March 2006). "Manny Fontenla-Novoa: The bloke from Spain who wants you to take two weeks in Torremolinos". The Independent.
  2. [2]
    Bowers, Simon (3 August 2011). "Thomas Cook chief executive Manny Fontenla-Novoa replaced". The Guardian.
  3. [3]
    "Manny Fontenla sustituye a Ovidio Andrés en la presidencia de Logitravel | Noticias de Noticias de turismo | Revista de turismo". Preferente.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. [4]
    Walsh, Dominic. "Business big shot: Manny Fontenla-Novoa". The Times. London. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  5. [5]
    "Thomas Cook". Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  6. [6]
    Cave, Andrew (15 August 2009). "Thomas Cook chief is always in holiday mode". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.


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