Read about Visit London's Executive Team: our Chief Executive and the Directors that lead each department.
Visit London's Executive Team
Sally Chatterjee
Interim CEO
Sally joined Visit London in April 2007 with overall responsibility for Marketing, Communications and Commercial Partnerships. Prior to joining Visit London, she worked as an independent strategy consultant in the telecom and TV industries. Having begun her career with Unilever, Sally has since held a number of senior positions in telecoms, media and retail. She led the creation of Tesco Mobile, Europe's second largest virtual mobile operator, as well as doubling Tesco’s branded telecoms revenues and profits in less than two years. She also headed British Telecom's £4 billion consumer voice business, overseeing sales, marketing and customer service. Sally holds a BA in Law and Accounting, and is an INSEAD MBA graduate.
Callum McLean
Commercial Director
Callum joined Visit London from News International in November 2007. He has spent 13 years in various marketing and commercial roles in travel, financial services, media and retail. He is now responsible for the commercial performance of Visit London, including partner loyalty, new business development and identifying any new commercial opportunities. His best day out in London is taking his daughter to the SEA LIFE London Aquarium followed by lunch at the Hard Rock Café.
Josephine Adams
Director of Digital
Josephine Adams filled the newly created Director of Digital post in September 2006, recognising the critical importance of digital communications for the travel and tourism industry, in particular in the lead up to the 2012 Olympic Games. With a career spanning 25 years in the digital and publishing worlds, Josephine is responsible for leading and directing Visit London's digital strategy, both internet and TV.
Initial roles at Emap as Editor then Publisher were followed by a move to Ziff-Davis Europe, where Josephine oversaw a number of successful magazine and digital launches, including PC Magazine, Yahoo! UK & Eire and ZDNet UK. Josephine subsequently worked in MD roles for Aspen Media Services, and then Emap again. In 2001, as CEO of netdecisions' ventures, she worked on e-businesses with shareholders including Channel 5 and Carphone Warehouse. Most recently, Josephine was MD of Personals for Yahoo! Europe and then CEO of YooMedia Dating.
Ken Kelling
Communications Director
Ken joined Visit London from Shakespeare's Globe in 2003 having been Head of Communications at the leading Bankside theatrical attraction. He has also worked for VisitBritain and the London Transport Museum, as well as spending 10 years as a campaigner for charities including Age Concern and the Carers' Association. Living close to Waterloo in central London, Ken loves to spend time walking along the banks of the Thames.
Mark Howell
Director, 2012 Games
Mark was Press and PR Director at the British Olympic Association from 1997 until 2001, where he headed up the Team GB media delivery for the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan and the 2000 Games in Sydney. Mark worked as Head of Media and Broadcast for the Volvo Ocean Race from 2001 until 2006, after which he was Stakeholder, Marketing and Communications Manager for the Tour de France in London in July 2007. At Visit London, Mark leads on Olympic activity for the organisation, including the scoping and setting up of the city media centre and liaison with key agencies and international media.
Martin Singfield
Finance Director
Martin joined Visit London in October 2004 with more than 20 years finance and accountancy experience. He has worked in both the public and private sectors in the UK, as well as spending more than six years working in Australia and Canada. Martin's most recent position was that of Director of Finance at Teddington Studios in West London. He has a degree in economics and is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. Martin's focus is on improving the financial systems at Visit London, as well as contributing towards the organisation’s overall strategy. "My favourite part of London is undoubtedly Richmond Park on a crisp winter's day."
Martine Ainsworth-Wells
Marketing Director
Prior to joining Visit London, Martine spent a highly successful 10 years in the media industry, working for some of the industry’s biggest brands. In the mid 1990s, whilst working for Emap radio, she was invited to join the launch team of Heart FM as Head of Promotions, quickly overtaking Capital FM to become London’s most listened to radio station. Having taken the radio station to broadcast live from the Sydney 2000 Olympics and picked up two Gold Sony Radio Awards along the way, she then moved to do the same job at the London Evening Standard. Martine joined Visit London in February 2004 and is charged with promoting the city she now calls home as the world's most dynamic and exciting destination brand. Her favourite day out in London is wandering round her local Kew Gardens, watching the world go by with other happy, smiling visitors.
Tracy Halliwell
Director of Business Tourism
Tracy is responsible for promoting the city globally to the discretionary business and events market. She leads a team of Territory Managers based in the UK and US; an Associations and Major Congress sales team; and the Convention Bureau/Event Solutions Team, an extended venue finding service that helps potential visitors to unlock the city.
Prior to joining Visit London, Tracy gained more than 20 years experience in senior sales and marketing positions within the hotel and venues industry. Her previous positions include VP Sales EMEA for Millennium and Copthorne Hotels, Global Sales Director for Guoman & Thistle Hotels, Senior VP Sales & Marketing North America for Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts, and on-property sales for Le Meridien London hotels, Rank Hotels, and Norfolk Capital and Crest Hotels.
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