John Pinniger
Director-General
John has over thirty years experience in government and media relations and currently works with both English and French speaking countries in Africa in the spheres of tourism…
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Executive directors, regional directors and country managers
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Industry leaders promoting destinations worldwide
Executive directors
Executive directors
Sonia Tanoh
Communication Director
Communication Director for APITT and Regional Director for Francophone West Africa, supporting destination messaging and partner relations across the region.
Dipson Koirala
Deputy Director, Marketing
Deputy Director for Marketing and Country Manager for Nepal, linking Indian Sub-Continent destination promotion with Association marketing programmes.
Sandeep Jain
Business Development Director
Sandeep is a science graduate and a dual management degree holder as “Master in Tourism Administration” and “Master in International Business” from the Indian Institute of…
Jamal Boujrad
Conference Director
Jamal has been active in the tourism industry for over thirty years as a senior executive of the Moroccan National Tourist Office (MNTO). His various positions of…
Eugenia Alexa
Membership Director
Eugenia is the founder and director of Hermes Global Group UK Limited, a tour operator specialising in dental and wine tourism to Moldova. She has been active in international…
Josh Karia
Business Travel Director
Josh is London Sales Manager for BridgeStreet Apartments, an international company that offers 60,000 corporate travel apartments in over 60 countries.
Laetitia Creppy
Association Secretary
Association Secretary for APITT and Country Manager for the Republic of Congo, supporting administration and West Africa destination programmes.
Regional directors
Regional directors
Sonia Tanoh
West Africa Francophone
Communication Director for APITT and Regional Director for Francophone West Africa, supporting destination messaging and partner relations across the region.
Sandeep Jain
South Asia
Sandeep is a science graduate and a dual management degree holder as “Master in Tourism Administration” and “Master in International Business” from the Indian Institute of…
Jamal Boujrad
North Africa, Turkey and the Middle East
Jamal has been active in the tourism industry for over thirty years as a senior executive of the Moroccan National Tourist Office (MNTO). His various positions of…
Eugenia Alexa
Russia and Eastern Europe
Eugenia is the founder and director of Hermes Global Group UK Limited, a tour operator specialising in dental and wine tourism to Moldova. She has been active in international…
Josh Karia
East Africa
Josh is London Sales Manager for BridgeStreet Apartments, an international company that offers 60,000 corporate travel apartments in over 60 countries.
Elena Ansong
West Africa Anglophone
Regional Director for Anglophone West Africa, working with partners and country managers to promote destinations across the region.
Terhas Hagos
Horn of Africa
Regional Director for the Horn of Africa, supporting destination promotion and industry links across the region.
George Smith
Central Asia
Regional Director for Central Asia, supporting destination promotion and industry links across the region.
Alison Partridge
North America
Alison Partridge (née Grant) was born in England and immigrated to Canada at age eight. She grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, and obtained her degree in political science…
Country managers West Africa
Country managers — West Africa
Laetitia Creppy
Republic of Congo
Association Secretary for APITT and Country Manager for the Republic of Congo, supporting administration and West Africa destination programmes.
Samouka Dore
Republic of Guinea
Country Manager for the Republic of Guinea.
Medissa Sama
Republic of Togo
Country Manager for the Republic of Togo.
Lamin Janneh
Sierra Leone
Country Manager for Sierra Leone.
Country managers Indian Sub Continent
Country managers — Indian Sub-Continent
Dipson Koirala
Nepal
Deputy Director for Marketing and Country Manager for Nepal, linking Indian Sub-Continent destination promotion with Association marketing programmes.