AUSTRALASIA. Lagardère Travel Retail Pacific has appointed the much-respected Craig Pring as Chief Development & Strategy Officer and a new member of the Pacific Executive Committee.
Pring was Development Director at WHSmith Australia from February 2011 until March 2020. Before that he held a range of operations, development and planning roles for Lagardère Travel Retail, both before and after its acquisitions of Newslink and the Purely Group in Australia.
Lagardère Travel Retail Pacific CEO Przemek Lesniak said: “The appointment of Craig into this important strategic role is part of our commitment to continuing to grow our business in the face of the challenges we have faced over the last 12 months.
“We are excited to have Craig join the team with his industry experience and unique knowledge of our own company’s history. I am confident our landlords, partners and other stakeholders will enjoy working with him on building a joint vision for our future.”
Pring will oversee both Business Development and Store Planning for the Pacific region. He said: “The COVID-19 pandemic has created a huge challenge as well as many opportunities for the travel retail industry. I am looking forward to working closely with our partners to position the business well so we can continue to lead the way in terms of innovative retail concepts to suit our customers changing needs as the industry recovers.”
