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Meet the Team

We are a good bunch at Neilson. We know a lot about skiing, sailing, windsurfing, tennis, mountain biking and all our other sports. We also know a lot about making people welcome and ensuring they are well looked after.

But we also like to have fun and to meet new people.

If you'd like to know who you're likely to meet on your next holiday, just select your resort and meet the team. Some staff move around during a season, so we can't be 100% sure who you'll encounter, but you're likely to meet the people you see here.

This is a new feature on our site, so forgive us if you can't see anyone for your resort - but look again soon.

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Pip Tyler - Overseas Director


Like his twin brother Pete, Pip joined the business way back in 1985 with what was then Falcon Sailing. There was a name change to Soveriegn Sailing a few years later when Falcon joined the First Choice Group. Sailing was then sold to Sunworld a few years later and became Sunworld Sailing. Sunworld had also bought Neilson Ski and the two "Active" brands joined in 1999 and moved to their own offices in Brighton Marina under one name "Neilson".

This winter we added the Airtours and Panorama ski brands to the family.

Pip & Pete separate responsibilities with Pip looking after all that happens once you get off the plane. When not at work he enjoys yacht racing on the boat he shares with Pete follow the exploits of Redeye through the summer racing season on the blogs on this site. He's still trying to master wakeboarding and tennis and enjoys mountain biking and skiing with his wife Judith and son Dan. As Neilson's Chief Instructor he is very much in touch with all at the Royal Yachting Association as we continually seek to make sailing more accessible to all.

Steph Dewar - Overseas Childcare Manager


Steph is in charge of all of the Neilson Children's Clubs that we offer, from Snowbusters in Les Deux Alpes, to Surfbusters in Lemnos. Working within the Overseas Operations Team and closely with the HR team, Steph is involved in the interviewing, recruitment, training and support of all of the Children's Club staff across the Neilson programme.

Whilst this is a huge job in itself, she manages to find time to play (or "test" as she calls it) all the new toys she purchases every year for the clubs! She also shares with us, her prowess on the slopes, though we're not too sure about the picture Steph!

Paul Hudson - Head of Overseas Operations


Paul heads up the Operations Team who are responsible for the logistics and "nuts and bolts" of your Neilson holiday. Whether you're skiing in Serre Chevalier or diving in Dahab, the team will have been involved somewhere down the line sorting equipment for you to use, planes and coaches for you to get there and everything else that goes into the mix!

Infact, there's so much to sort, it's a challenge in itself catching Paul at his desk during the working day!

When holiday time comes around, Paul can often be found out on the water or on the tennis court with his young family, as this picture of him and son, Finn in Ortakent proves!

Tina Bass - Reservations Team Leader


Not only is Tina one of the Reservations Team Leaders in the Contact Centre, but she is also one of our longest serving members of staff. When she's not busy in the office, she's kept on her toes at home with the antics of her 18 month old daughter Gracie. Tina lists her favourite resort as Ortakent and is visiting Lesvos this summer, where Gracie will keep the Starfish Club staff on their toes!

Stuart Reid - Trading Manager


Stuart is into mountain biking, climbing and spreadsheets. When he's not doing things in the outdoors he is doing hard sums and putting together special offers for Neilson holidays.

Erica Werner - Senior Purchasing Manager


Erica's role at Neilson is to make sure we have enough hotels, chalets and apartments to accommodate Neilson's guests. Her main area of responsibility is France, a country she knows very well and our most popular destination.

Marie Ashworth – Ski Product Manager


Marie first set skis on the sunny slopes of Alpe D’Huez, France at the tender age of 18!  Yes, a late starter but that first winter was the start of her addiction to the mountains. Since then, she’s worked three seasons in the Alps and skied and boarded all over the world but still has plenty of gems on her ‘must board’ list including the Italian Dolomites and Kicking Horse, Canada.

Marie works in our Product Team and looks after Austria, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Andorra. She’s recently learnt to sail in Nidri and is looking forward to trying out a rather lush Dufour yacht next summer.   

Trevor De Villiers - Head of Purchasing


Trevor is South African born and joined Neilson in 1997.  He heads the team responsible for all accommodation and overseas purchasing.  Trevor started his travel career as a resort manager in Norway and speaks a number of European languages.  He is a passionate skier and loves his rugby (The Springboks!).

Clare Warman - Overseas Purchasing Executive


Clare spends much of her time ensuring that we have enough hotels, chalets and apartments to house the thousands of you who join us in France each winter. She has lived and worked in France for several years.

Kieron Lawlor - Cost Base Analyst


Kieron has been with Neilson for several years. Initially he was a bike guide in Greece - Now he does hard sums as part of the finance team. 'Legsmo' Lawlor is a committed road cyclist and raced road and track in his younger years. These days he keeps himself from boredom by being a volunteer crewman with the RNLI. When his bleeper goes he runs from the Neilson office to save lives aboard the Brighton lifeboat.

Paul Deadman - Ski Product Executive


Paul spends as much time on the slopes as he can, while at the same time trying to convince people that he's actually working! In the product department, knowledge is king, so obviously, going to those resorts is essential. It's a hard job, but somebody has to do it! When he's not throwing himself down the slopes, Paul drums in a band called bijou, and generally lives the life of a rock star! (just without the cash, helicopters and cars!)

Jackie Ring - Office Manager


Jackie is the unsung hero of the Neilson office in Brighton. As the Office Manager, she has a number of responsibilities on a day-to-day basis, all of which ensure that things move smoothly here at Locksview. If that wasn't enough, she is also the PA to Neilson Directors, Pip & Pete Tyler!

Jackie has also visited some of our resorts and cites Katschberg in Austria as her favourite because the small village resort has a quiet, relaxed atmosphere - a little different from her busy days in the UK!

Andrew Parry - HR Manager


Neilson employ over 1,100 staff overseas, and it is the Overseas HR Team's responsibility to recruit, train, place and look after the welfare of those staff, so they can concentrate on delivering our great holidays.

This is where Andrew comes in. As HR Manager, Andrew loves his job, the meeting of lots of interesting people, even though he has to deal with the reams of paperwork those 1,100 people generate!

A passionate Newcastle United FC and Wales rugby fan, he finds it difficult to chose a favourite resort. Porto Heli is up there not only because of the excellent dinghy sailing, but it was the first Neilson centre he worked at. So too is Vassiliki, where he visited for the first time in 1991, and has returned to on many occasions, as it offers something for people of all abilities!

When not at work, or not commuting there via the Downs on his bike, Andrew tries to improve his windsurfing or can be found amongst the crew on Pip & Pete's yacht, Redeye.

Guro Larsen - Product Executive


The newest addition to the Product Team, Guro brings a Scandinavian influence to Locksview as she is Norwegian by birth. Of course, this means that she's been able to ski as soon as she could walk! Not unfamiliar with Cross Country skiing, Guro admits that snowboarding is her main passion!

She hails from a small town in Northern Norway called Mosjøen and it was here that her love of mountain hiking and climbing developed. Last winter, she worked as a rep in the Dolomites in Selva, and tried a board of a different kind last summer when she added surfing to her impressive list of hobbies.

 

Lisa Turner - Reservations Team Leader


Hiding in the snow storm in Lake Louise is Lisa Turner. Lisa is one of the team leaders for the Reservations Team in the Contact Centre. Back in 2003, she went on a Neilson Beachplus holiday to Sivota and enjoyed it so much she stayed there and joined the team. At the end of the summer, she returned to Brighton and started working within the Contact Centre Team here at Locksview, becoming a Team Leader in 2005.

Lisa's duties include looking after staff rotas, helping team members and at times when things get really busy, you may even find her at the end of the phone booking your holiday!

Simon Davies - Overseas Operations Manager


Simon is in charge of the operations of the of our Beachclubs and Yacht programmes. Like most of the UK staff, he started working for the company overseas in Turkey in 1996, before moving to the office in 1999. A keen snowboarder and windsurfer, not surprisingly, his favourite summer resorts are Vassiliki, Ortakent and Lesvos, where he has been known to "test" the kit on several occasions (such is his dedication to duty!)

Stuart Milan - Trading Executive


When he's not splashing out the special offers, Stuart can usually be found splashing out on the water. A keen sailor and windsurfer, Stuart originally started working at Neilson in our Customer Services department, before moving to the Yield department, where he is one of the team that sort out all of the late deals and current offers.

Marta Wesolowska - Marketing Executive


Marta is responsible for a number of roles within the Marketing Department, from the offers and mailing we send out regarding our holidays, to the in-resort branding you see when you arrive on your Neilson holiday! This includes the posters, your welcome packs and the all important "Do not disturb/catching some zzzzs".

Originally from Poland, Marta has been here for 14 years and since joining the company has discovered a love of wakeboarding and sailing to add to her winter snowboarding fun!

Nancy Brock - Responsible Business Manager


Nancy has been with the company since the world was flooded the first time so she knows all about climate change. When she isn't muttering darkly about lights being left on or digging the wrong sort of paper out of the right sort of recycling bin, she's looking at ways to make our holidays as sustainable as possible.

If you have any comments or thoughts on this matter, you can get in touch with Nancy at nancy.brock@neilson.com

Graham White - IT & Office Support


Graham is the man to whom we all look when we have "issues" with our computers and booking systems! He knows the score with them in more ways than one, having once been one of the Reservations Team Leaders before the call of the megabite saw him take on another role.

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