HOTEL, TOURISM & LEISURE

Prominent low-cost airline Ryanair has announced the appointment of Chiara Ravara as new Sales and Marketing Manager for the Eastern Mediterranean. Ravara will be responsible for the carrier’s marketing activities in Cyprus, Greece, Croatia, Malta and Montenegro.

An Italian native, Ravara has worked for Ryanair for the past two years, as Sales and Marketing Executive for Italy, Greece and Croatia. Prior to that, she worked as PR and Marketing Manager for AVIAREPS in Milan, where she managed a number of travel industry accounts. 

“These are exciting times for Ryanair with plans for extensive growth, digital enhancements and continued customer service experience improvements and I’m looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead, as we continue to grow strongly in the region,” Ravara commented.

New Marketing Operations Director

The airline has also appointed a new Marketing Operations Director, Matthias Wenk, to oversee all advertising, brand comms and sales & marketing functions.

A Swiss native, Wenk will join Ryanair on Monday, January 18, having spent 10 years at Lidl Ireland, where he previously worked as Associate Marketing Director and Head of Advertising.

“I am delighted to join the marketing team behind Europe's most successful airline, after 10 years with the low cost leader in grocery retail. I cannot wait to help develop the next phase of Ryanair's “Always Getting Better” plan and to keep driving the brand forward and upward,” Wenk commented.