Saga Travel has announced the appointment of Liz Ryan to the role of senior regional sales manager, responsible for managing the trade-facing regional sales team.
Ryan returns to Saga Travel after a spell at Wendy Wu, managing the north-west region.
In her previous time with Saga, Ryan was responsible for the north-west Region in a field sales role.
Ryan has also previously worked for AffordableCarHire.com, Travel Supermarket and Global Travel Group.
She joined Saga in the newly created role earlier this week.
Iain Powell, head of trade sales, Saga, said: “I am delighted that Liz has joined us in this newly created role.
“She has a wealth of experience across the industry, as well as knowing Saga incredibly well.
“I have talked at length about our significant growth plans for the trade; Liz will be pivotal in us realising these goals.
“This further investment in our Trade support shows Saga Travel’s commitment to making this channel successful.”