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Life & soul and a consummate professional : Mike Holmes retires after 33 years

‘Life & soul and a consummate professional’: Mike Holmes retires after 33 years Industry veterans pays tribute to ‘Lord Luxury’ Harding Director of International & Corporate Communications Mike Holmes has retired after 33 years in the industry. Holmes began his career at Selfridges, where he worked alongside fellow industry veterans Caroline South, He joined Harding Brothers in 2010 and helped to establish the brand in its current role within the travel retail sector. Many former colleagues have paid tribute to the man who became known as “Lord Luxury” and a mentor to the Harding Buying and Merchandising team. Nigel Keal said: “I so fondly remember those days in the Eastleigh office where Mike was always the life and soul and the consummate professional.”

Harding Retail s Mike Holmes to retire after 33 years in the travel retail industry

Friday, 18 December 2020 12:42 The Allders Buying team in 1988 consisted of (left-right), Geoff Davis, Martin Petchey, Trevor Moore, Nigel Keal and Mike Holmes. Harding Retail, Director of International & Corporate Communications Mike Holmes is to retire after 33 years in the travel retail industry. Holmes began his career working in Selfridges alongside highly respected DF&TR industry figure Caroline South. He then joined Allders International on 8 April 1987 as the company’s first confectionery buyer, working alongside the likes of Nigel Keal, Martin Petchey, Peter Blatch, Glen Williams, Martin Scarfe, Davene Stirling and James Prescott. Nigel Keal, President, European Travel Retail Confederation said: “I so fondly remember those days in the Eastleigh office where Mike was always the life and soul and the consummate professional.”

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