SWAN HELLENIC: PRESS-RELEASE (27 January 2021)
Tom Dumbrell joins Swan Hellenic as UK Sales Director
Cultural expedition cruise pioneer strengthens global management team with injection of experienced young talent
Cyprus, 27 January 2021: Swan Hellenic has announced that Tom Dumbrell is to join the iconic company as UK Sales Director from next February.
Tom will bring an exceptional combination of youthful energy, out-of-the-box thinking and extensive Cruise Industry sales management experience, gained in National Account Manager and Senior Sales Management positions at Tauck, Belmond UK, Australian Pacific Touring, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines and ROL Cruises.
Passionate about working creatively with trade partners, Tom aims to leverage his knowledge of the British sector to build strong relationships based on a mutually beneficial approach that helps ensure new growth and lucrative business opportunities for all parties.
In addition, having travelled across all five continents, acquiring a close understanding of different cultures, people and customer needs, Tom also brings Swan Hellenic further expertise to identify gaps in the market and drive rapid expansion during the year of its return to the seas.
Alfredo Spadon, Swan Hellenic’s Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing, commented: “I’m excited to welcome Tom into the Swan Hellenic family. His solid experience, dynamism and passion for the cruise industry will I am sure play a key role in re-establishing the Swan Hellenic brand and building awareness within the UK trade, where our heritage began some 70 years ago.”
About Swan Hellenic
Swan Hellenic was relaunched in July 2020 to proudly continue the spirit of cultural expedition cruising the company pioneered in the 1950s. Building on its British roots, the new company has a global cultural cruising outlook dedicated to providing guests with the opportunity to ‘see what others don’t’.
