Elie Bruyninckx’ profession with TUI Group started in September 2000 when he joined the Belgian tour operator Jetair. In Might 2003, he launched the hybrid tour operator mannequin, combining package deal holidays with seat-only gross sales. Later that 12 months, he turned the founding Chairman of the Belgian airline Jetairfly. Since 2015, Elie Bruyninckx has been a member of the Group Govt Committee and CEO Western Area with duty for the Dutch, Belgian and French markets.
Throughout his time at TUI, Elie Bruyninckx performed a decisive function in shaping and growing the tour operator and airline companies within the three markets talked about. Beneath his management, the TUI firms within the Netherlands and Belgium moved nearer collectively and are actually largely clustered underneath one management. Collectively together with his sturdy groups, Elie Bruyninckx was capable of exploit synergies and drive progress and innovation within the Western Area. The Belgian and Dutch markets, particularly, are on the forefront of the IT platforms of the longer term. With elementary restructuring processes, Elie Bruyninckx additionally succeeded in reorganising TUI’s enterprise in France, together with the sale of the Corsair actions. After a number of tough years, TUI France is now performing effectively once more.
Together with his departure, the markets of the Western Area will turn into the direct duty of David Schelp, CEO TUI Markets & Airline. Arjan Kers, Managing Director TUI BeNe, and Christophe Fuss, Managing Director TUI France, will report back to him.
Elie Bruyninckx will go away TUI on 1 October, and can after all stay at TUI’s disposal till then to pay attention absolutely on guaranteeing a easy switch of his tasks and information.
As a subsequent step in his wealthy profession, Elie Bruyninckx will deal with launching and supporting new enterprise initiatives, an exercise during which he’s passionate and the place he can develop his artistic entrepreneurial concepts.
Elie Bruyninckx was born in Vilvoorde/Belgium. He studied Electromechanical Engineering and obtained a Particular Grasp in Enterprise Administration, with a specialisation in Accounting and Auditing.
