TFWA appoints Arnaud de Volontat as Vice President Conferences & Research
Arnaud de Volontat replaces Gemma Bateson who has left the duty free and travel retail industry
TFWA has appointed
Board as
The announcement came following a meeting of the
TFWA Management Committee on 12 March.
De Volontat replaces
Gemma Bateson, who has stepped down from the TFWA Board and Management Committee after taking on a new role outside of travel retail and duty free at JTI.
TFWA President Jaya Singh said: “I’m delighted to announce our latest TFWA Board member is Arnaud de Volontat, whose unparalleled expertise of the duty free and travel retail market will prove invaluable in our plans to steer the industry forward.
Arnaud de Volontat will assume the role of TFWA Vice President Conferences and Research.
The Tax Free World Association (TFWA) has elected Altimetre General Manager Arnaud de Volontat to its Board, following a Management Committee meeting vote held on 12 March.
A member of the TFWA Management Committee since October 2019, de Volontat will assume the role of Vice President Conferences and Research.
The move follows the departure of Gemma Bateson, who has stepped down from the TFWA Board and Management Committee after leaving the DF&TR industry to begin a new role within Japan Tobacco International.
Bateson had served on the TFWA Conference & Research sub-committee since 2016 and was elected Vice-President of the same sub-committee in 2020.
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