Ivor Vucelic

20 years of ever increasing responsibility at the director and VP level at country level, region level (CEE, Russia, EU) and global/international level. Since 2011 employed by TUI Group, biggest travel company in the world, currently in the band 2 global/international function based in Hannover (Germany) and London (UK). Proven leader with top 1% team engagement scores across the Group with teams based in over 14 countries with over 15 different nationalities. Current function a truly international one with accountability of hotel (accommodation/product) purchasing in 13 overseas destinations (e.g. Greece, Turkey, Italy, etc.) which requires in depth knowledge of primary source markets (e.g. UK, Germany, Russia, Benelux, USA etc.). Highly complex function with high end financial and commercial accountability and risk, together with mass cross border people management. Ivor Vucelic

Ivor Vucelic. Highly skilled global operations professional with expertise in full cycle operations on more than dozen markets/countries. An effective communicator who easily builds consensus and leads teams to successful completion of projects and who provides leadership and mentoring to staff and apprentices. Easily develops positive client relationships ensuring repeat business for recurring contracts. Extensive experience building market presence and creating and executing integrated product/purchasing & sales/marketing programs that improve visibility, penetration, and account base while efficiently using targeted sales resources. Possess clear understanding of business operations on deep down level. Adept at cultivating ties with key decision-makers, persuading them to realise the benefits ofspecialised product lines and become loyal clients. Strong ability to build long-term business alliances. Experienced public speaker and proven track record of public appearances in mass media, internal and external product & season launches presentations. Leverage client satisfaction and loyalty and use this as a competitive advantage. A leader who responds to challenges with confidence, determination, and focus, while had direct reports up to 20 employees and company responsibility for up to 1250 employees.Fluent in English, Russian, Croatian. In depth knowledge of tour operating and hotel business.