THE Travel Corporation has picked Robin Yap as non-executive chairman, and Nicholas Lim, president Asia, with effect from June 1.
Yap was last president Asia of The Travel Corporation. As non-executive chairman, he will focus on finance and administration, assist the group president/CEO in expanding the company’s presence in China, while identifying new business opportunities and taking on the role as an ambassador within the group.
He first joined The Travel Corporation as a sales executive for Insight Vacations in 1985 and has since assumed a range of leadership positions within the group. He was promoted from managing director Singapore to president Asia, The Travel Corporation, in 2012.
Lim, as president Asia, will focus on business development for The Travel Corporation’s key brands and report to The Travel Corporation’s president/CEO, Brett Tollman. He continues to hold his previous appointment and responsibilities as regional director Asia of Trafalgar, and still reports to Gavin Tollman, CEO, Trafalgar.
He began his career with Insight Vacations in 2000 in a sales and marketing position, before joining Wotif.com in 2004. Lim returned to The Travel Corporation as director of sales and marketing, Contiki Holidays, in 2005 and was promoted to regional director for Trafalgar in 2011.
