Leger Holidays has introduced that Liam Race has been appointed chief government of the newly shaped Leger Shearings Group of escorted coach tour corporations.
He takes over from Ian Henry, who strikes to an government chairman place.
Race joined Leger Holidays in 2017 as business supervisor, turning into business director two years later.
Earlier in his profession he held positions at Apollo Direct, Alpharooms and Clickstay however instantly previous to becoming a member of Leger he spent practically 5 years at electronics retail large Maplin, in numerous roles throughout pricing, procurement buying and digital advertising and marketing.
In December 2019, Race, finance director Andrew Oldfield and operations director Chris Plummer acquired a 30 per cent stake in Leger Holidays, with backing from NatWest.
Ian and Kathleen Henry maintain the remaining 70 per cent.
Yorkshire-based Leger Holidays acquired the Shearings’ model in June, following the collapse of former proprietor, Specialist Leisure Group.
Race stated of his appointment: “Ian Henry has been an inspirational mentor to me and has efficiently led Leger Holidays for a few years, together with throughout these difficult pandemic instances.
“After I dedicated to the corporate, by buying a stake holding a yr in the past, the intention was for me to step up and Ian to be much less concerned within the day-to-day working of the corporate and that point has now come.
“I’ve learnt a lot from Ian and am happy that in his new position as government chairman, the Leger Shearings Group will proceed to learn from his distinctive strategic pondering.”
