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Amanda Hills
CEO
During Amanda's distinguished career, she has held numerous prestigious
travel industry roles both in the UK and overseas. Her CV comprises a
series of highpoints that includes General Manager for the
International Leisure Group, Consumer Marketing Manager at Eurotunnel
and Marketing Manager of Sunworld, a venture she set up with a group of
fellow leading industry players.
Amanda established her own company, Interface International, in 1999,
building a portfolio of leading clients and developing ‘traditional’ PR
methods to focus on brand marketing activity and, in doing so, consistently
won increased market share for her clients for minimum expenditure.
In 2002 Interface International merged with Blue Marketing to create
Hills Balfour, specialising in destination marketing for Europe, and
boasting a high profile client list which has included New York City,
Seychelles, Kenya, Fiji, Cook Islands, Hawaii, Bermuda and Atlantic
City.
With over 20 years' travel industry experience and with key contacts at
the sharp end of both the media and trade, Amanda enjoys a reputation
as a leading light in the industry.
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Julian Mills
Executive Director - Operations
Julian's 30 years in sales, marketing and international travel has given
him numerous and varied experiences. As captain one of the world’s most
beautiful sailing yachts, he has visited many of the most coveted
destinations around the globe while as Director of Special Projects for
a UK multi-national company, he has worked across Europe, the Far East
and Australia.
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Jonathan Sloan
Managing Director
After falling into travel PR by accident, before he knew it, Jonathan
had a reputation, spanning 10 years, as a major player in PR and
marketing in the travel, hotel and restaurant sectors. Both in-house
and agency side, his clients have included hotels, tour operators,
airlines, cruise lines and restaurant groups, while Jonathan's
extensive media experience has seen him working across all mediums both
travel and non-travel in the UK, USA and Europe.
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Jane Nicholson
Regional Director, Queensland
With over 15 years experience in the longhaul industry, Jane boasts broad
ranging experience in UK's wholesale and retail trade, with specific
strengths in product, pr and consumer marketing, developing knowledge
and experience across Australia, Asia, the South Pacific and Southern
Africa. Her most recent role prior to joining the Hills Balfour Synergy
team was at Tui UK, as acting head of product for the Austravel and
Thomson Tailor-made brands, with responsibility for the product
management, trading and marketing of these brands. Previous roles
include product development/marketing at Dial-a-Flight and ground
product director at Flight Centre UK.
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Angie
Sloan
Regional Director, Rest of the World
With 10 years' experience in travel and tourism and volume operators focusing
on specialist markets including golf, dive, adventure, spa & the
luxury markets, Angie has held a number of key roles within the
industry. Five years in the Canary Islands saw her implementing product
development strategies for a leading tour operator and following this
she was responsible for the sales, marketing and PR activities of the
Tenerife Tourist Board throughout the UK and Ireland. Since bringing
her in-depth knowledge to Hills Balfour Synergy, Angie has worked on
accounts including the Fiji Visitors Bureau, Cook Islands Tourism
Corporation, Tourism Noosa and the Kenya Tourist Board.
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Robert
Wilson
Regional Director, North America
Launching his career at US Fly Drive specialist, Getaway Vacations, Robert
has since held a number of enviable positions in major travel industry
organisations, including Brand Development Manager at First Choice
Holidays where he was responsible for identifying and developing new
products, areas and markets across the UK businesses.
Robert joined Hills Balfour Synergy in 2004 following an equally
enviable career break travelling in Southern & Eastern Africa,
Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.
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Kevin Harris
Consumer Marketing Director
With over 10 years' experience in marketing, sales and PR roles,
Kevin's focus is integrated consumer marketing campaigns which
incorporate print, broadcast, online, viral, DM, POS and brand affinity
activity within travel and lifestyle sectors.
This has included strategic development and implementation of fully
integrated marketing activity for diverse clients including Abu Dhabi,
Auvergne, Dead Sea, De Vere Hotels, Fiji, Kenya, Lido de Paris, New
York City. North Carolina, and the Seychelles.
During this time, he has developed marketing partnerships with all
sectors of the UK trade: volume and niche operators; retail chains;
hotels; airlines and private sector partners. He possesses extensive
consumer brand marketing contacts within retail, theatre & arts,
food and drink, luxury goods, lifestyle, sports, music and celebrity
sectors.
Prior to Hills Balfour Synergy, his roles included the onerous tasks of
organising travel for the English Rugby Football Union and leading
European Orchestras and musicians.
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