Manny Fontenla-Novoa

Manny Fontenla-Novoa (born 13 May 1954) is a Spanish-British businessman, the former chief executive of Thomas Cook AG, who then merged with MyTravel Group to form Thomas Cook Group from 2003[1] until his resignation in August 2011.[2] He has been president at Logitravel group since October 2018.[3]

Manny Fontenla-Novoa
Born
Manuel Fontenla Novoa

(1954-05-13) 13 May 1954
Cuntis Galicia, Spain
NationalitySpanish
OccupationBusinessman
Titleformer CEO of the Thomas Cook Group
Term2003 - August 2011
SuccessorHarriet Green
Children4

Personal life

Born in Galicia on 13 May 1954,[1] he moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 11.[4]

Career

Fontenla-Novoa started his career with Thomas Cook in the printing department in 1972 and held a variety of roles until he joined International Leisure Group in 1988.[5] After International Leisure Group collapsed, Fontenla-Novoa co-founded the tour operator Sunworld in 1991. He rejoined Thomas Cook after its acquisition of Sunworld in 1996, and was its chief executive from 2003 to 2011.[1]

Fontenla-Novoa was also a director of Iberostar, a Spanish hotel chain.[6]

Personal life

He lives in Surrey with his wife and four children.

References
  1. Townsend, Abigail (12 March 2006). "Manny Fontenla-Novoa: The bloke from Spain who wants you to take two weeks in Torremolinos". The Independent.
  2. Bowers, Simon (3 August 2011). "Thomas Cook chief executive Manny Fontenla-Novoa replaced". The Guardian.
  3. "Manny Fontenla sustituye a Ovidio Andrés en la presidencia de Logitravel | Noticias de Noticias de turismo | Revista de turismo". Preferente.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. Walsh, Dominic. "Business big shot: Manny Fontenla-Novoa". The Times. London. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  5. "Thomas Cook". Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  6. Cave, Andrew (15 August 2009). "Thomas Cook chief is always in holiday mode". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.


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