TUI UK & Ireland Board Biographies

Neil was appointed TUI UK&I Managing Director in October 2024.

Neil started his career with TUI in 2001 launching the first websites for the Lunn Poly and Thomson brands. This was followed by various ecommerce sales and development roles before taking up the position of Chief Marketing Officer in 2023 . Prior to joining TUI, Neil worked for Argos holding various roles within their Marketing Division before moving into ecommerce and the creation of the first Argos website.

Phillip Iveson was appointed to role of Commercial Director on 1^st November with responsibility for Yield Management, Product & Ancillaries, Aviation Planning and the Ireland, River Cruise and Ski, Lakes and Mountain businesses.

Since Phillip first joined TUI in 2010 he has held several roles across the group most recently as Commercial Director for Product and Purchasing. Here he had responsibility for product strategy & planning, sourcing strategy and end-to-end central commercial activity, including strategic hotel optimisation, governance & compliance and partnership revenue generation.

Before joining TUI Phillip held roles in Expedia, Tesco and The Trainline after graduating from Oxford University with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

Bart is Managing Director of First Choice, leading the transformation of a much-loved UK travel brand. He joined TUI in 2010 as a graduate trainee and quickly moved into leadership roles in commercial, digital and mobile. He then spent two years at Google as an Industry Manager, working on the digital growth and transformation of some of their biggest travel clients, before returning TUI in 2018 as Digital Marketing & CRM Director. 

Julie Tindale was appointed HR Director for the Northern region in October 2020, assuming control of all HR functions ensuring that the company is a great place to work, creating exciting opportunities for colleagues who are passionate about our brand and the delivery of excellent customer service.

Prior to her appointment, Julie was the Head of Reward for the TUI UK & Ireland business and before this had a long and varied career with Whitbread Plc and Costa Coffee with leadership roles that encompassed HR transformation, global reward, employee relations and technology.

David became the Northern Region Technology Director in 2021, after working his way up through several IT leadership roles within TUI since joining back in 2016. David’s accountabilities include the overall quality of all Northern Region IT services as well as a number of operational and delivery responsibilities.

David considers being a part of the Board a real honour and he’s keen to not just help lead on the technology aspects but also support the rest of the board in ensuring TUI continues to be a market leader in all areas of
our industry. Prior to joining TUI David had a number of technical leadership roles running large and complex IT organisations, including the smooth running of the IT for Cambridgeshire Police
Force.