Travel retail veteran Ben Webb has launched a new company, Objective TR, a B2B consultancy providing strategic advertising, video production, event services, industry insights and creative support to companies across the channel.
Webb spent the past 15 years in senior roles at TRBusiness, including serving as Managing Director and Sales & Marketing Director.
Webb was central to shaping TRBusiness’s commercial strategy across print, digital and events, and led several initiatives, including the Travel Retail Awards, the insights-led TR Consumer Forum and TR Sustainability Week.
“It has been pleasure to watch Ben grow and develop over the years and we would like to express our deepest thanks for his sterling efforts,” said TRBusiness Co-owners & Joint Chief Executive Officers Nigel Hardy and Janice Hook.
In other TRBusiness news, the much-respected Faye Bartle, formerly Managing Editor – Digital & Marketing, has been appointed Editorial Director, replacing Luke Barras-Hill, who is emigrating to Canada with his family.
Barras-Hill served the title with distinction from 2017, rising to Managing Editor in 2021. ✈
