Director ilG Digital
London, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Director at ilG Digital
- Director at On the Beach Holidays
- Chairman at YuuGuu Limited
- Past
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- Director at VenereNetSpA
- Deputy Chairman at WORLDHOTELS
- Group Marketing Director at Manchester Airports Group
- Sales and Marketing Director at Easyjet
- CEO at Opodo
- MD Consumer Division at Orange
- CEO at Minit Group PLC
- SVP Sales, Marketing,IT at Hilton International
- Director Europe/Middle East at British Airways
- Director Asia Pacific at British Airways
- MD European Sales at American Airlines
- Education
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- University of Southampton
- Stowe
- Connections
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500+
connections
- Industry
- Marketing and Advertising
- Websites
David Scowsill’s Summary
David Scowsill is currently on the board of three Private Equity/Venture Capital backed businesses. Chairman at Yuuguu; Director On the Beach Holidays; Director ilG Digital. David has been Vice Chairman at Worldhotels; Director Venere Net SpA; Group Marketing Director at Manchester Airports Group, Sales and Marketing Director at easyJet airlines and CEO for Opodo, the pan-European online travel company. He has built an extensive network in Private Equity and Venture Capital, whilst working on specific deals in the travel industry. Previously, David has served as the MD of the Consumer Division for Orange; CEO for the global retail services business Minit Group; SVP Sales, Marketing, and IT on the Board of Hilton Hotels, Director of Hilton.com, and Hilton Reservations Worldwide. He has 19 years of extensive sales, marketing, and operational experience worldwide in aviation, with British Airways as Director of Europe and Middle East, and Regional General Manager of Asia Pacific; and as Managing Director of European Sales at American Airlines. He is a Chairman & key note speaker at travel, technology and marketing conferences. Global member of World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), and Fellow of Royal Society of Arts (RSA).
David Scowsill’s Specialties:
private equity,venture capital,hedge funds, aviation, airlines, hotels, leisure, tourism,travel agency,online retailing, corporate travel, non-executive director, chairman, director, strategic planning, coaching, strategy, external communications, internal communications, organization, team building, team dynamics, sales, online/offline marketing, branding, SEO, pricing, yield management, IT, IT applications, call centre, re-engineering, benchmarking, transportation industry trends
David Scowsill’s Experience
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Director
ilG Digital
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
Dedicated to digital marketing, providing strategic advice and implementation capability for social media, data, search and affiliate marketing.
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Director
On the Beach Holidays
(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
December 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)
One of the UK's fastest growing online travel agencies, providing flights and hotels to beach locations and city centres.
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Chairman
YuuGuu Limited
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
August 2006 — Present (3 years)
Technology business providing messaging, conference calling and screen sharing capability, to enable online meetings and working together in real time over the web.
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Director
VenereNetSpA
(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
November 2006 — October 2008 (2 years)
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Deputy Chairman
WORLDHOTELS
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Hospitality industry)
May 2005 — June 2008 (3 years 2 months)
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Group Marketing Director
Manchester Airports Group
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)
May 2006 — May 2007 (1 year 1 month)
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Sales and Marketing Director
Easyjet
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)
May 2005 — January 2006 (9 months)
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CEO
Opodo
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
October 2002 — July 2004 (1 year 10 months)
Opodo is an online travel business, owned by 9 European airlines and Amadeus global technology provider. The company has had two major shareholder changes and funding exercises, post the start-up funding provided by the airlines. CEO is reponsible for all activities of running a web-based travel agency business.
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MD Consumer Division
Orange
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
2001 — 2002 (1 year)
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CEO
Minit Group PLC
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Retail industry)
1999 — 2001 (2 years)
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SVP Sales, Marketing,IT
Hilton International
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HLT; Hospitality industry)
1997 — 1999 (2 years)
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Director Europe/Middle East
British Airways
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BAY; Airlines/Aviation industry)
1996 — 1997 (1 year)
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Director Asia Pacific
British Airways
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BAY; Airlines/Aviation industry)
1993 — 1996 (3 years)
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MD European Sales
American Airlines
(Public Company; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
1991 — 1993 (2 years)
David Scowsill’s Education
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University of Southampton
Spanish , Italian, Catalan, Latin American studies , 1975 — 1978
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Stowe
1970 — 1974
Additional Information
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David Scowsill’s Interests:
languages, travel, photography, rugby, cricket, football, water skiing, snow skiing
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