Velichko Ganchev
Meon Valley Travel has appointed Velichko Ganchev as its new
director of technology.
Ganchev joins Meon from Ventur – formerly Traveleads –
having transferred to the business with the Sterling Travel Management acquisition
in 2019. He has held the position of business travel director since 2016 and
was responsible for the agile development of customer-facing solutions,
managing improvement across operational systems and workflows and leading Ventur’s
ISO accreditation.
James Beagrie, managing director of Meon Valley Travel, commented:
“Our mission at Meon is to make travel easier, more accessible and drive
profound and sustainable value; leveraging the perfect balance of talent and
technology. I’m delighted Velichko is joining us. He has a thirst for
betterment and a wealth of knowledge to help take our customers’ human
experience and service proposition to the next level.”
Ganchev added: “Travel is a highly relevant and emotional
journey that’s become an integral part of the fabric of life. At the same time
there’s an enormous appetite to further enrich each traveller's personal
experience by driving simplicity and safety at uncompromising value. I am
delighted to join Meon to help shape the company’s future service and technology
solutions, to support customer digitalisation opportunities and to work with
such a well-respected and forward-thinking team.”
Meon Valley Travel was ranked 29th in the UK in
this year’s Leading TMCs list and has been making investments in its technology,
including becoming an early adopter of Travelogix’s new duty of care platform.