Luke Goggin is to join Virgin Atlantic as vice president, global sales with Liz Mathews coming in as vice president, Virgin Atlantic Holidays.
Matthews is to join from Flight Centre Travel Group in March 2023 but Goggin, British Airways' head of UK and Ireland sales and global accounts, will not take up his position until August. In the meantime, Rachel Wilton, head of sales operations at Virgin Atlantic, will fill in.
Once he joins, Goggin will be responsible for global sales performance, with direct accountability for all corporate and agency sales, working closely with joint venture partners Delta Air Lines, Air France and KLM, and exploring new revenue growth opportunities with SkyTeam and other partner airlines across the global portfolio, Virgin announced.
"I’m thrilled to be joining such a strong sales team, building on Virgin Atlantic's robust trade, corporate and industry body relationships to drive profitable growth," Goggin said, with Matthews saying she was "delighted to be joining the airline to lead the Virgin Atlantic Holidays team, delivering dream holiday experiences and contributing towards the airline’s ambition to be the most loved travel company".