TUI UK & Ireland Board Biographies

Andrew was appointed as Managing Director for TUI UK & Ireland in March 2018.

His previous roles at TUI have included Aviation Planning Director and Mainstream Planning Director for First Choice.

Prior to joining the company, Andrew worked in a number of positions for British Airways, having begun his career with the Ford Motor Company after graduating from Southampton University with a Geography degree.

Henrik Anderson became Finance Director for the Northern Region in August 2020 and has worked for TUI since 1999 when he joined Britannia Airways as a Business Controller. Henrik has worked his way up through various leadership roles in the airline and in the tour operator organisation, both in financial and operational roles.

Henrik joined the board of TUI Nordic three years ago as Finance Director. Henrik is a firm believer in creating a modern finance function where data, analytics, AI & Machine learning meets creative and innovative people.

Henrik resides in Stockholm, Sweden with his family.

Phillip Iveson was appointed to role of Commercial Director on 1^st November with responsibility for Yield Management, Product & Ancillaries, Aviation Planning and the Ireland, River Cruise and Ski, Lakes and Mountain businesses.

Since Phillip first joined TUI in 2010 he has held several roles across the group most recently as Commercial Director for Product and Purchasing. Here he had responsibility for product strategy & planning, sourcing strategy and end-to-end central commercial activity, including strategic hotel optimisation, governance & compliance and partnership revenue generation.

Before joining TUI Phillip held roles in Expedia, Tesco and The Trainline after graduating from Oxford University with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

Neil was appointed as Chief Marketing Officer and Board member for TUI UK & Ireland in June 2023. He is responsible for the core marketing disciplines including brand, advertising, digital marketing, CRM and E-commerce for TUI UK and Ireland as well as the ecommerce, retail and third-party sales channels and customer service through our contact centres.

Neil started his career with TUI in 2001 launching the first websites for the Lunn Poly and Thomson brands. This was followed by various ecommerce sales and development roles before taking on the full TUI sales remit of ecommerce, retail and contact centres in 2018. Prior to joining TUI, Neil worked for Argos holding various roles within their Marketing Division before moving into ecommerce and the creation of the first Argos website.

Bart is Managing Director of First Choice, leading the transformation of a much-loved UK travel brand. He joined TUI in 2010 as a graduate trainee and quickly moved into leadership roles in commercial, digital and mobile. He then spent two years at Google as an Industry Manager, working on the digital growth and transformation of some of their biggest travel clients, before returning TUI in 2018 as Digital Marketing & CRM Director. 

Julie Tindale was appointed HR Director for the Northern region in October 2020, assuming control of all HR functions ensuring that the company is a great place to work, creating exciting opportunities for colleagues who are passionate about our brand and the delivery of excellent customer service.

Prior to her appointment, Julie was the Head of Reward for the TUI UK & Ireland business and before this had a long and varied career with Whitbread Plc and Costa Coffee with leadership roles that encompassed HR transformation, global reward, employee relations and technology.

David became the Northern Region Technology Director in 2021, after working his way up through several IT leadership roles within TUI since joining back in 2016. David’s accountabilities include the overall quality of all Northern Region IT services as well as a number of operational and delivery responsibilities.

David considers being a part of the Board a real honour and he’s keen to not just help lead on the technology aspects but also support the rest of the board in ensuring TUI continues to be a market leader in all areas of
our industry. Prior to joining TUI David had a number of technical leadership roles running large and complex IT organisations, including the smooth running of the IT for Cambridgeshire Police
Force.