PALMA, Spain, 6 May 2021: Hotelbeds’ executive chairman, Joan Vilà, relinquished the post, Wednesday, to assume the role of a non-executive role on the board after dedicating more than 30 years to travel management.
He originally planned to step down from the day-to-day
running of the company in 2020, but the impact of Covid-19 required him to
delay the move to focus on successfully navigating the company through the
global crisis.
Joan Vilà.
Nicolas Huss.
Now, with a strengthened balance sheet and with the company
in a good position to capitalise on the recovery once travel demand returns, he
steps down.
Vilà commented: “While as a non-executive director and committed shareholder, I will continue to be very much involved in the next stages of Hotelbeds’ success story.