Stéphane Geffroy of Kansai Airports is the latest Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) member to be appointed to the Board of Management for the remaining term; until elections take place at the Annual General Meeting in May 2019.

In addition, APTRA welcomes Tobias Baude, representing Imperial Tobacco, to the Board, following the departure of Jennifer Cords, who stepped down from her role as APTRA Board Member and Secretary in July after resigning from Imperial Tobacco.

Cords has since been appointed Director Corporate Affairs, Business Compliance & Corporate Responsibility, for Gebr. Heinemann.

At the APTRA Board Meeting in Cannes on 3 October, Ryan Hill of Rémy Cointreau was elected Secretary in her place.

Earlier this year APTRA saw the departures of long-serving Board Member and Treasurer Tony Detter of Inflight Sales Group and former President Jaya Singh of Mondelez, whose career moves ‘necessitated their resignations’, insists APTRA.

Andrew Ford, President APTRA.

REGISTRATION FOR INSIGHTS SEMINAR OPENS

Andrew Ford, President APTRA, commented: “We are delighted that Stéphane and Tobias have agreed to join the APTRA Board to share with us their insight and experience of duty free & travel retail in our industry’s largest market. We are grateful to Ryan, who has served on the Board for several years, for taking on the role of Secretary.

“I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to Jaya, Tony and Jennifer who have, for so many years, worked tirelessly to protect and develop the industry they love in our region. They have been, without exception, a pleasure to work with and I thank them on behalf of the Association and the industry in Asia Pacific.”

Meanwhile, APTRA announces announce that registration is now open for the first APTRA KPMG Insights Seminar of the autumn series.

The seminar, which is open to APTRA members, will take place on Tuesday, 27 November from 4pm to 5.30pm at the KPMG office at Causeway Bay, Hong Kong and will be followed by a cocktail reception.

M1ND-SET RESEARCH

After a welcome from APTRA President Andrew Ford, Maria Villanueva, Senior Project Manager at m1nd-set will present the highlights of the latest APTRA m1nd-set research studies.

APTRA’s KPMG Insights Seminar in Hong Kong last year.

This research, which was kindly sponsored by Distell, Interparfums and PUIG, assesses the shopping behaviour of travellers at major airport hubs in Asia Pacific, including top categories visited and purchased, barriers to shopping, shoppers’ internet usage and behaviour at the airport.

Anson Bailey, Head of Consumer Markets, ASPAC, KPMG China will look at the latest disruptive technology in retail and its potential impact on the duty free & travel retail industry in the Asia Pacific region.

Almost 400 people attended the APTRA KPMG Insights Seminar autumn series last year, networking and gaining valuable insights to market trends and consumer behaviour.

Applications for places at the APTRA KPMG Insights Seminar and Cocktail in Hong Kong should be addressed to Sharolyn at [email protected]. The venue for the seminar will be KPMG, 23/F Hysan Place, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

Details of APTRA KPMG Insights Seminars at other locations will be released in the coming weeks.