High street travel agency Dawson & Sanderson has made boardroom and senior team changes several months after a row over its accounts.
The Newcastle-based business, which has been running since the early 1960s, described the last two years as the "most difficult in the travel industry's history" and said it had initiated a "major restructure" ready for post-Covid trading. As part of the changes, newly appointed finance director Annelene Hutton and retail director Jan Fawcett have become joint managing directors, with Chris Harrison leaving the business.
Meanwhile, Judith Alderson, who has held management roles in the firm, has been appointed to the board and commercial and corporate director David Chambers, the grandson of founder and chairman Tom Dawson, has been made a director. A Dawson & Sanderson spokesperson said: "Our new executives understand we need to adopt to change and prepare the business to ensure we service our customer base and meet the demands expected from a leading travel company."
