The Forum

Robin Mills is somewhat a veteran of the European Timeshare Industry, having been working within it since 1985. Robin started with a developer, Imperio, in Portugal and then went on to hold a number of positions within Interval International over a ten year period at a European level, culminating in the role of Group Sales Director.

November 16, 2009 in The Forum by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Lisa Migani took on the role of Director, Business Development Europe, Middle East and Asia with FNTC after having worked for the firm for a decade in Italy where she is based. Before joining FNTC Lisa worked for Interval International, heading up their Italian operation for 7 years.

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Peter Booth is an economics graduate from the University of Natal in South Africa. He joined Unilever, the consumer goods multi-national group, as a marketing trainee and rose to become Marketing Manager during a 5 year working period. Peter’s friendship with the Pestana family in South Africa resulted in him moving to Portugal and joining the family business in 1983.

Peter Booth is a Board Director of Group Pestana, the largest hotel group in Portugal with 90 hotels on four continents and is directly responsible for its timeshare, golf and real estate divisions. He launched Pestana’s first timeshare development in 1985 and today Pestana has 12 timeshare resorts with an owner base of 30,000 families. The real estate division in the Algarve gained strength with the acquisition of Carvoeiro Gold in 1996 and Peter has been responsible for the development, marketing and sales of 500 holiday homes. Also falling within his remit are 5 golf courses that Pestana own and manage in Portugal. Pestana will open a 218 room hotel in London in March 2010, and Pestana is marketing and selling 66 rooms using the condo hotel concept.

November 16, 2009 in The Forum by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

Darren Ettridge is responsible for managing Interval’s sales and service operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa. In this role he directs sales and resort marketing strategies and oversees the operations of Interval’s offices in the region.

November 16, 2009 in The Forum by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Reviews

The event is titled simply ‘The Forum’ and will encourage maximum participation from attendees. ‘The Forum’ will be the place to share issues and find solutions, to make deals, to find new opportunities, to discover what others have been doing and what has worked and what has failed. It will provide an honest, open and frank environment to share views and encourage co-operation as we enter a new era.

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