Issue 46 | March 2023
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Travel Together
On 7th February, Dufry´s CEO, Xavier Rossinyol, hosted a new Town Hall Meeting in Milan – a special one that served to present to everyone the closing of the Dufry and Autogrill business combination, as well as the new organization announced that same day. With a similar setup as in previous occasions, via a live-streamed event, Xavier introduced the new members of the Global Executive Committee and the high-level organization – announced that same day.
It offered a great opportunity to put a face – and a voice – to our new management team, comprised of members from Dufry, Autogrill and HMSHost, as well as new external experts. The forum was also a great opportunity for all of us to raise questions and get insight directly from top management.
That event was followed by another four similar events. Another one in Milan on the 7th February, with all our new Autogrill colleagues in exactly the same format as the morning meeting. The day after, management flew to Amsterdam, home of HMSHost International.
The roadshow continued on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, with two additional events - one on Friday 10th February with the HMSHost team in Bethesda (where the HMSHost main office is located), and another one on Monday 13th February with the Hudson community in New Jersey.
A new beginning for a company, and probably the best and most personal way in which to welcome the 34,000 new colleagues that are now part of Dufry.
Travel Together – our Integration Journey has just started
The meetings marked the starting point for the major project on which we are now embarking: to create a new organization, a new business model and, ultimately, the structure that will enable us to make the most of this business combination. This work will be led by the Integration Management Office (IMO).
And under a single banner, Travel Together, this work has already begun. With a commitment to communicate regularly on progress, the IMO´s objective of Travel Together is to ensure that the transition will go as smoothly as possible, leveraging each company’s strengths to create value without disrupting the ongoing business, and building our joint operating model with all of you, our people, at the heart of what we do. People are the key to the integration’s success and we need you to contribute to make it happen.
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