Travelodge Names New CEO Jo Boydell
Craig Bonnar resigned this month as CEO of Travelodge. and yesterday the UK's second-largest hotel chain after Premier Inn, appointed Jo Boydell, its one-time chief financial officer, to the top role.
Bonnar had been the top boss of the budget hotel chain since late 2020, steering the company through the turbulence of the pandemic.
Boydell has been with Travelodge since 2013 in a variety of finance roles.
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