Orbit World Travel has made four appointments to its client partnership and business development teams as it embeds its new national operating model and expands its senior team to support growth.
Holly Cliffe (1) has been appointed client partnership lead northern, after leading House of Travel Auckland City. She has previously led wellbeing and athlete development programs at Diocesan School for Girls and managed a portfolio at Coca-Cola Amatil.
Sam Sandford (2) is the new growth and partnership manager South Island. His more recent work has included start-up ventures and business development projects across Australia, and work has also included emerging technologies and AI, says Orbit.
Sikati Felise (3) joins Orbit as client partnership manager, based in Auckland. She has more than 20 years’ experience across the travel, aviation and hospitality sectors and most recently, she was national account director with EVT.
Based in Christchurch, Aesha King (4) has been appointed client partnership manager. She was most recently global partnership marketing coordinator with Railbookers, where she managed a portfolio of more than 30 travel industry partners and consortiums.
Brendan Drury, head of customer at Orbit World Travel, says the new team members are great relationship builders with commercial nous and have the attitude and energy.
