Salvatore Arico

CEO, Partnerwise Boardroom

Salvatore’s career spans 25+ years in HR, Organisational Design and Transformational change within global retail and brands. His career foundations were built across several progressive roles at Unilever and L’Oréal prior to joining the travel retailer Nuance Group as Executive VPHR.

Following its acquisition by Dufry in 2015, he later became Chief Global Organization and Transformation Officer, a member of the Group Executive Committee and Board member at Hellenic Duty Free.

Throughout his time in the industry, Salvatore has headed the selection and collaboration with executive search firms for the hiring of C-suite and Operating Boards globally. He has worked closely with multiple consulting firms and advisors on Organisation design and readiness, Leadership Development Programs, Training initiatives, Retail Excellence Programs, New business start-up, Merger and Integration projects, Change Management and Transformation initiatives on a global scale.

Liz Ortiguera

CEO, Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)

Liz is a senior executive with over 25 years of global experience and expertise in general management, marketing, business development, and partner network management. Liz is passionate about innovation, business transformation, and community building. Her career spans several industries – travel/lifestyle, technology, financial services, and pharmaceuticals.

She has experience in working at both multinational corporations including American Express and Merck and start-up environments in Software as a Service (SaaS), e-commerce, and ed-tech. For ten years she was the General Manager for Amex’s Travel Partner Network in Asia-Pacific, managing partnerships with top travel management companies, MICE, and leisure agencies in the region. She is able to adeptly work across cultures and business environments to catalyse opportunities and drive growth.

Sandra Tassilly

Commercial Director, APAC, MENA and India, Diageo Global Travel

Sandra Tassilly has over 20 years’ experience working in FMCG sales and marketing across multiple continents. Over the past ten years she has held key commercial roles within Diageo’s Global Travel business serving the international travel retail community. Most recently she was appointed Commercial Director APAC, MENA and India for Diageo Global Travel, based in Singapore.

Sunil Tuli

President, APTRA

Sunil Tuli is the Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong-based King Power Group (Hong Kong) and is responsible for the company’s duty free & travel retail activities.

One of the most experienced and respected executives in the global duty free and travel retail industry, Sunil is also President of the Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA), having served with APTRA since it was founded in 2005. He has held the position of President for four terms, most recently since 2020.

APTRA is a not-for-profit membership organisation with a mission to strengthen, nurture and protect the duty free and travel retail industry in the Asia Pacific region. Its membership comprises retailers, brands, airports, food & beverage operators and airlines.

Sunil’s career in the travel industry began in 1984, when he joined India Tourism Development Corporation as General Manager, responsible for the management of duty free shops at Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras and Trivandrum airports.

Between 1990-2002 he worked with Swiss duty free group Weitnauer (now Dufry) in a number of roles, joining as General Manager for the business in Singapore and progressing to become Chief Operating Officer for Asia Pacific and The Middle East.

In addition to his role as Chief Executive Office at King Power Group, Sunil also serves on the board of directors for King Power Singapore, Yam Seng Singapore, King Power Traveller (Hong Kong), and King Power Australia. He is also on the Board of Bordeaux wine producer Chateau Bernadotte and Hookedge (UK).

Stewart Dryburgh

General Manager, Nestlé International Travel Retail

Originating from the highlands of Scotland, Stewart Dryburgh graduated in Civil Engineering before beginning a marketing and sales career in London. He joined Nestlé’s UK confectionery business in 1998.

Stewart first led Nestlé International Travel Retail from 2002 to 2005. During this period he was influential in accelerating the growth of the confectionery category, and was a prominent supporter of the first Trinity Forum in 2003. In 2006 he became General Manager for Confectionery with Nestlé South Asia, then in 2009 he moved to Nestlé’s head office in Switzerland as head of global marketing for Nestlé’s leading confectionery brand KitKat.

Having returned to Nestlé International Travel Retail in 2016, Stewart leads the Nestlé team in supporting their retail partners to exploit the category’s full potential. With its ambition to build food into the #1 most purchased category in travel retail, Nestlé is once again providing category leadership within the industry.

Vincent Boinay

President, L’Oréal Travel Retail

Vincent Boinay joined L’Oréal Luxe in 1992. In his 25 years at L’Oréal, he has held several positions in the travel retail field – not only in France but also in Japan, where he was Vice-President of Nihon L’Oréal KK (Japan) from 2007 to 2011. While with Nihon L’Oréal he repositioned the company’s Luxury Division and initiated the development of new modern self-assisted beauty with local partners.

In 2012, Vincent took up the position of Global Retail Director of L’Oréal Luxe to drive the company’s Worldwide Retail Excellence Programme. He was promoted to Managing Director of L’Oréal Travel Retail in 2014 and was promoted to President in 2015.

Vincent, who is also a member of the L’Oréal Executive Committee, has enjoyed an impressive 30-year career with the French beauty powerhouse, many of them within the travel retail channel, which he has headed with great distinction since 2015.

Mohit Lal

CEO, Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail

Mohit Lal has a rich and diverse background spanning more than 30 years in the food & beverage industry. He began his career as a finance professional with Nestlé in 1986, and was employed in various capacities across India before being appointed by Italian confectionery producer Perfetti as its CFO in 1996. Three years later he joined Seagram as its CFO for India, and remained in that position after Seagram was acquired by Pernod Ricard Group.

In 2006 Mohit moved to Irish Distillers, again as CFO, where he remained for five years before returning to the sub-continent to work as Managing Director for Pernod Ricard India. He was appointed Managing Director of Pernod Ricard Travel Retail Asia in 2015, and in the following year he was promoted to CEO of Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail.