Meet the Diversity Travel Team

With over 35 years’ experience in the travel industry, specializing in the charity and non-profit sectors, Harish was instrumental in the creation of the first charity travel contracts with major international airlines. He works closely with the Board of Directors, steering the strategic direction of the business, in line with its core principles and values.

Christopher has worked in the travel industry for over 25 years.  As a founder of Diversity Travel, Christopher leads the Senior Management Team to ensure Diversity Travel continues to provide outstanding levels of service and value for money to its raft of non-profit clients.

As a founder of Diversity Travel, Matthew brings a unique mixture of operations knowledge, client strategy and market understanding to this role. He has over 19 years’ experience of looking after clients in the Third Sector and understands well the particular challenges faced by non-profit organisations.

Steve Summers is a highly experienced and respected expert in the non-profit travel arena, having held senior positions at various charity specialists. Steve created Outreach International in 2015, a social enterprise supporting overseas volunteers, and has provided the benefit of his experience as a consultant to the SME sector. Currently Director of Sales and Marketing at Diversity Travel, Steve focuses on Diversity’s award-winning service, in-house technology and unrivaled passion for charities, to drive business development.

Przemek is responsible for applications such as Diversity’s risk management, finance and online booking tools, ensuring they integrate seamlessly with our customers’ systems. Przemek has over 13 years’ experience including 9 years in the travel management sector. He leads the team that are responsible for supporting and developing internal and client-facing solutions to improve processes and workflows.

Eddie is a highly experienced senior Finance professional, who, having graduated from the University of Manchester, has held executive positions in the telecomms and logistics industries. Eddie helps deliver the strategy of the Finance function and brings a Finance viewpoint and business acumen gained from his experience of different industries and company sizes to help the board steer Diversity to the next stage of its exciting journey.

Chris Hellawell has more than seven years’ experience in the travel industry.  He is responsible for strategically leading the extensive Diversity team of Account Managers, shaping and delivering our value proposition to help the team build even stronger bonds with their clients as we continue to grow.

David leads our New Business team, bringing over 10 years of experience to Diversity Travel and helps consult with clients to deliver the best results. If you’d like to know about our travel services, drop us an email sales@diversitytravel.com

Jamie leads Diversity Travel’s marketing and communications team. An award-winning leader with over 14 years of experience, Jamie’s focus is to grow the Diversity Travel brand whilst always ensuring effective and industry-leading marketing communications.

Auxi is best placed to devise and deliver tailored training having worked in the Reservations, Ticketing, Groups and Conferences, and Fares departments for more than 20 years. With a dedicated team of Training Managers she is responsible for maximizing the quality of service we offer in line with our ISO 9001 Quality Management System.

Dan is responsible for USA Operations and Client Services. With over 20 years’ experience in the travel industry, Dan brings a wealth of experience with a unique mix of client strategy and first hand market knowledge to this role. Holding positions within the charity sector, including chairman and trustee, Dan also demonstrates a commitment to the Third Sector in his personal life.

Jen is responsible for UK Operations, and oversees reservations, rail, ticketing and visas with our London and Manchester locations. With 10 years’ experience in the travel industry, Jen brings a wealth of experience within the not for profit sector, and in her personal life is committed to the third sector, currently holding various volunteer positions.