Harding Brothers appoints new director of buying

Nicole Mezzasalma

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Travel-retail veteran Trevor Moore will take on the role from April 1, replacing Brian Smith

Cruise concessionaire Harding Brothers has announced the appointment of Trevor Moore as director of buying. Moore replaces Brian Smith, who left the company earlier in the year, and takes on the role from April 1. He has previously worked for Cunard, Allders International and The Nuance Group and more recently has held several positions in business development, buying and marketing with companies outside the travel-retail industry.  

Harding Brothers managing director Harold Gittlemon said: “We are very pleased to have enticed Trevor back into the world of travel-retail. He has a wealth of experience to bring us, not just from his Allders and Nuance days, but also from a decade of working in high-powered, international retailing and service sector environments where building international relationships, negotiation, leading teams and managing change have all been paramount. It is exactly that breadth and depth of knowledge and experience that we require for what is a very challenging role within Harding Brothers.”

Moore added: “I am thrilled to be coming back into the travel-retail business and what better way than with a rapidly growing, dynamic, forward-thinking company like Harding Brothers. Having started my career with Cunard thirty years ago, it seems ironic to have gone full circle and be back in the cruise ship business, but it’s a great feeling. The industry has changed dramatically in the last 10 years and I look forward to catching up with old friends and familiar faces, as well as meeting the new movers and shakers that have helped make travel-retail such an exciting, challenging and vibrant business to be involved with again after all these years.”