Manny Fontenla-Novoa

Manny Fontenla-Novoa
Born (1954-05-13) 13 May 1954
Galicia, Spain
Residence Surrey, England
Nationality Spanish
Occupation Businessman
Title former CEO of the Thomas Cook Group
Term 2003 - August 2011
Successor Harriet Green
Children 4

Manny Fontenla-Novoa (born 13 May 1954)[1] is a Spanish-British businessman, the former chief executive of Thomas Cook Group from 2003[1] until his resignation in August 2011.[2]

Personal life

Born in Galicia on 13 May 1954, he moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 11.[3]

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.[4] After International Leisure Group collapsed, Fontenla-Novoa cofounded tour operator Sunworld in 1991. He joined Thomas Cook after their acquisition of Sunworld in 1996, and became its chief executive in 2003.[1]

Fontenla-Novoa is also a director of Iberostar, a Spanish hotel chain.[5] He lives in Surrey with his wife and four children.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Townsend, Abigail (12 March 2006). "Manny Fontenla-Novoa: The bloke from Spain who wants you to take two weeks in Torremolinos". The Independent.
  2. ↑ Bowers, Simon (3 August 2011). "Thomas Cook chief executive Manny Fontenla-Novoa replaced". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ Walsh, Dominic. "Business big shot: Manny Fontenla-Novoa". The Times. London. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  4. ↑ "Thomas Cook". Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  5. ↑ Cave, Andrew (15 August 2009). "Thomas Cook chief is always in holiday mode". The Daily Telegraph.
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