The North South Ministerial Council Plenary Meeting in Armagh has appointed a new Board for Tourism Ireland that includes Aer Lingus Chief Executive Christoph Mueller. The new Board will serve for a four-year period until December 2015.
The other five Board members nominated by Minister Leo Varadkar are Jim Flannery, former chief executive of the Irish Hotels Federation and former managing director of International Tourism Marketing Ltd; Shaun Quinn, Chief Executive of Fáilte Ireland; John Healy, Chairman of Irish Tourism Industry Confederation and director of Abbey Tours; Elaine Murphy of Winding Stairs Restaurant; and Denis Cregan, Chairman of Kerry Airport.
Minister for Enterprise Trade and Investment, Arlene Foster MLA, nominated the other six Board members.
