All Leisure Group, the parent company of Voyages of Discovery and Swan Hellenic, has appointed Patrick Ryan to lead cruise brands Voyages of Discovery and Swan Hellenic.
Patrick brings a wealth of cruise industry experience to All Leisure Holidays. He has worked in key leadership roles for Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and most recently for Island Cruises. During his four years as Managing Director at Island Cruises, Patrick significantly increased profitability. Patrick has strong operational, planning and crisis management experience and his appointment forms part of the Company’s long-term strategy to build a highly skilled and professional team to take the Voyages of Discovery and Swan Hellenic brands forward to the next level.
Ryan will report directly into Ian Smith, Group Chief Executive of the All Leisure Group Plc. Ian Smith commenting on Ryan’s appointment said “We are pleased to appoint Patrick to this new role, given his deep knowledge of the cruise industry and we are confident that he will drive the continued growth of the two cruise brands within his portfolio”.
In this new role Patrick will assume overall responsibility for the Swan Hellenic and the Voyages of Discovery Product, Planning and Shore Excursion teams. He is also the Director to whom the Masters of Minerva and Voyager will report.
Following this new appointment Tony Dyson will return to retirement from full time working, although he will remain with the business as a part-time Non-Executive Director. With the closure of the Burgess Hill office Alan Murray chose to step down from his position heading Voyages of Discovery and consequently will leave the business after handing over responsibilities to Patrick. During his two and a half years at the helm, Alan has put in an incredible amount of hard work and achieved significant progress for Voyages of Discovery, for which the Board are very grateful. Speaking on behalf of the Board Ian Smith said “I would like to take this opportunity to thank both Alan and Tony for their contributions to the business”.
All Leisure Holidays Ltd is a leading travel company which includes the brands Hebridean Island Cruises, Swan Hellenic, Voyages of Discovery, Discover Egypt, Travelsphere and Just You. www.allleisuregroup.com
