A familiar and popular name in cruising has cropped up again as news reaches us that Robin Shaw’s caretaker role as Chief Operating Officer of Riviera Travel has been made permanent.
Robin, who has been working with Riviera, the river cruise and escorted tour specialists, in a consultancy capacity since August, will report to CEO Phil Hullah. He will be responsible for steering product development, commercial and operations.
Prior to joining Riviera, Robin was CEO at Saga Travel, and had previously held senior roles at Royal Caribbean, Avis Europe and Pepsico.
Robin said today: “Riviera is a renowned brand with a great reputation, and I’m looking forward to spearheading a strong operational recovery into next year and beyond.
“Despite all the recent challenges we have ambitious growth plans, both from a cruise and tour operator perspective, which the team and I are determined to deliver.”
Phil Hullah said: “Robin brings extensive travel industry knowledge to Riviera Travel and we are thrilled to have him join us. His wealth of experience in river and ocean cruise, as well as escorted touring, will be instrumental as part of our next exciting phase of development.”