INTERNATIONAL. The election for Tax Free World Association (TFWA) President has attracted two non-Management Committee members – incumbent Philippe Margueritte and well-known industry executive Sarah Branquinho.
Any prospective candidates from outside the Management Committee were required to submit their candidacy by 14 November.
Members of the Management Committee planning to stand for election must submit their candidacies by the election day, 12 December.
After leaving Coty he became CEO of Ritz Enterprise from mid-2022 until the end of 2023.
He faces a formidable opponent in Branquinho, who has given years of voluntary service to the industry. She was President of the European Travel Retail Confederation for six years from July 2012.
She has been Duty Free World Council President since October 2016 and Chair of the much-admired Women in Travel Retail + since October 2006.
Branquinho is also an External Affairs Advisor on a contract basis to travel retail giant Avolta, an enabler for her DFWC President role. ✈
