Parker to lead FCTG supply

Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) this morning announced the appointment of Greg Parker as the Chief Executive Officer of the company’s global supply division, succeeding Melanie Waters-Ryan when she retires later this year ( TD 14 Nov 2022).

Parker, who has been with the company for over 20 years, is currently FCTG MD of Global Supply Partnerships, and will work closely with Waters-Ryan to ensure a smooth transition.

He will report to CEO Graham Turner and become a member of the company’s “Task Force” global leadership team.

Turner said Parker’s career with the company had seen him deliver outstanding results, including “year-on-year growth in our supply returns, significantly reducing our cost of ticketing and ensuring we are the distribution chain of choice for our partners throughout the world”.

Parker has also driven FCTG’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) strategy, including the acquisition of tech firm TP Connects ( TD 13 Apr 2022), which “will enable FCTG to build a leading global air capability and further entrench our position of innovation and investment in the supply side of our business”, Turner added.

FCTG’s global supply division was established last year ( TD

28 Mar 2022) with Waters-Ryan taking on the CEO role, while her former position heading up the company’s global leisure division was taken on by James Kavanagh.

The dedicated supply operation works across all Flight Centre brands and geographies to strengthen the group’s product offerings, ensure synergies and negotiating capabilities, and provides partners with a more efficient single access point to the group’s international stable of businesses.