Luis Arteaga
Executive Chairman
Luis Arteaga joined JG Travel Group in October 2002 as Financial Director and Partner. At the time, the company had revenues of £3m and 6 employees. Luis went on to become Managing Director two years later followed by an MBO in 2008 where he acquired the business from the founder. In September 2016, Luis sold 50% of the business to KPC. Before joining JG Travel Group, Luis had various financial management roles in a range of businesses including Car Rental, Waste Management and PFI projects in Spain, the US and the UK.
Luis Arteaga graduated in Business and Economics from University CEU San Pablo in Madrid, Spain. He has an MBA with Specialism in Finance from Instituto de Empresa in Madrid and 2 years of CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst).
In his spare time, Luis enjoys sports (including regular practice of football, tennis, golf and running), books (economics, business, health and US or World politics) and above all, his two children.
Helen Moylan
Chief Customer and People Officer
Helen is an intrinsic part of the JGTG team, having been with the company for over 10 years, and is responsible for all HR aspects of JGTG, including recruitment, retention, development, and succession planning. Helen draws on her 15 years experience working as a senior HR manager with the Lloyds Banking group, followed by a number of years working as a self-employed HR consultant specialising in management coaching and development, Assessment and Development Centres and advising small businesses in HR matters.
Paul Mason
Director of Operations
Paul has a demonstrated history of working in the leisure, travel & tourism industry and is particularly skilled in negotiation, coach, air and rail holiday operations management and hotel contracting. Between 2009 – 2011, Paul was the Operations & Contracts Director for JGTG. He then want on to be Deputy Chief Executive of Bowen Travel Group followed by Director of Product & Operations for Glenton Holidays before returning to JGTG in 2013 to take on his current role. Paul is highly experienced and an innovative product creator, drawing from a wealth of industry experience.
James Gambling
Marketing Director
James joined JG Travel Group in May 2023 as Marketing Director following a career in the travel industry. James has worked for Saga Travel, Travelopia Group, Fleetway Travel and Real Response Media and has a history of delivering strong commercial marketing programmes as well as innovations designed to achieve company targets. When not at work James can be found at home near the beach in Hythe, Kent where he lives with wife Mel.