center parcs ceo to present at leeds met
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April 2013For immediate release
Center Parcs CEO to present at Leeds Met
Martin Dalby, the CEO of Center Parcs UK, is to give a guest lecture at Leeds
Metropolitan University about his career at the helm of the short break holiday
company.
The public event, entitled Center Parcs A Decade of Success, will be held
from 6-7pm on Thursday 11 April in the Universitys Rose Bowl building at the
City Centre Campus.
Speaking ahead of the event Martin commented: Center Parcs has been
part of my life for nearly 18 years now, and I am proud to be part of such a
successful British company. As a Yorkshireman born and bred, I am really
looking forward to sharing my experiences in my hometown of Leeds.
Center Parcs has performed both successfully and consistently throughout
the last decade and beyond. More interesting perhaps is its performance
during the recent economic downturn. Backed by the strength of our brand
Center Parcs, we have employed a simple strategy to continue the winning
streak.
In his presentation, Mr Dalby will share his on-going approach as CEO and
will provide an overview of key factors in leading and managing a
business. Mr Dalby has led the business - which has a 300m turnover -
through major changes and growth including its sale by Scottish and
Newcastle Breweries in March 2001 to Deutsche Bank Capital Partners. He
also oversaw the purchase of the brands fourth holiday village in Oasis
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Whinfell Forest and has led the initiative to develop a fifth site at Woburn
Forest in Bedfordshire, which is due to open in Spring 2014.
This is just one in a series of guest lectures aimed at providing students with
an insight into the careers of high profile business leaders. Other guest
lectures have included Yorkshire Banks Chief Economist, Tom Vosa and
Yorkshire Post Business Editor Bernard Ginns.
Mr Dalby joined Scottish and Newcastle Breweries (S&N) in 1978 and, after
qualifying as an accountant, held various positions within the business. He
joined Center Parcs as UK Financial Controller in 1995 and was promoted to
Finance Director in 1997. In July 2000 he became CEO, at the time managing
three Villages with a turnover of 110m.
In May 2006, Mr Dalby led the business through the public to private takeover
by current owners, The Blackstone Group. During this period, significant
capital investment took place across the four holiday villages with the
upgrading of accommodation, new builds, restaurant refurbishments and new
retail shops.
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For further details please contact Julia Williams in the Communications team
at Leeds Met on 0113 8125978 or [email protected]
Notes for editors:
Leeds Metropolitan University has more than 27,000 students and
around 3,000 staff.
The Vice Chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan University is Professor
Susan Price and the Chair of the Board is Lord Woolmer of Leeds.
Leeds Metropolitans four faculties are: Arts, Environment and
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