HX Expeditions has expanded its UK sales team with the appointment of two new staff members.
Matt Irwin (pictured, left) has joined in the new role of Trade Partnerships Manager EMEA, and Henry McCoid-Filby (pictured, right) has joined as a new Inside Sales Executive.
Matt has more than 25 years’ travel experience and joins from Royal Caribbean, where he was a Key Account Manager for the past three years.
He began his career as a travel consultant at Travelbag before working in account management roles for airlines including Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, and Air France–KLM.
Matt will focus on building and strengthening partnerships across emerging markets, including Ireland, Italy, Spain, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, while also supporting the UK market.
Henry previously worked as a Cruise Consultant at Mundy Cruising and began his travel career at Hays Travel. His role will include supporting travel partners and driving sales performance within the UK market.
With the new appointments the UK and Northern Europe sales team is now made up of seven members, led by Mark Walter, who was recently promoted to Sales Director, Northern Europe.
HX Expeditions Senior Vice President & Managing Director for EMEA, Australia and New Zealand and Global Sales Enablement Nathaniel Sherborne said: “These new appointments mark another step in HX Expeditions’ ambitious growth strategy as we build towards our 130th anniversary next year.
“Matt and Henry both bring exceptional experience and energy to the team, and their expertise will help us continue to grow our trade relationships and reinforce HX Expeditions’ position as a leader in expedition cruising.”
