CTI, a corporate travel management company, has announced the appointment of John McEwan as chairman. 

McEwan has formerly held roles including managing director at Thomas Cook, ABTA Chairman, retail director for TUI and CEO for Advantage Travel Centres. He is currently chairman of Holidaysplease Limited, EFR Travel Limited, Latin Routes Limited, Ski Solutions Limited and Pebble Travel.

The appointment comes after private equity investor Endless LLP took up a majority stake in the Manchester-headquartered travel company in July.

Chief executive Clive Wratten said: “I am delighted that John McEwan will be joining the CTI board. John brings a huge wealth of experience and I’m confident that together we can deliver on the massive potential within CTI.”

McEwan said: “This is an exciting time to be joining CTI. I know Clive and the team have very ambitious plans to grow the business in this dynamic and fast moving sector and I look forward to working with them to achieve this.”

The CTI board consists of John McEwan (Chair), Mathew Deering (Endless LLP), Clive Wratten (CEO) and Vicky Godliman (FD).

The company employs around 125 people across offices in Manchester, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool and Hull.