Group Management Team

Graham Ramsey

Group Chief Executive Officer

Graham has held various senior management positions throughout Europe, the Far East and South Africa. The early part of his career was in publishing, most notably as Chief Executive of Link House. He went on to run a fully listed PLC, taking the travel interest into ATP and helping to establish this company as a major international player. In 2008 Ramsey brought in Barclays Private Equity, one of Europe's leading mid-market private equity firms, to take a majority stake in the Group through a secondary MBO. This made possible the £37 million acquisition of Instone International in May 2009 at the lowest point of the economic cycle, a deal accomplished without the need to take on additional bank debt. He also chairs the Guild of Travel Management Companies' Hotel Working Party.

John Jansen

International Board Member - ATPI

John has a track record of more than 25 years of travel industry experience. In 1987 he started Active Travel and developed this company after its merger with Roever Travel towards what became ATP, The Advanced Travel Partner in 1996. International expansion was the second step and John Jansen was appointed Commercial Director of ATP International and CEO of ATP The Netherlands.

In 2000, John Jansen was awarded Travel Manager of the Year for his contribution to the travel industry by a renowned Dutch trade representatives. John is married with one daughter. In his leisure time he likes sailing and playing golf.

Ian Sinderson

Group Finance Director

Ian joined ATP in 2003 from TelMe Farebase, where he was Peter Muller's predecessor as managing director. Initially was appointed director of the ATP Sports Events division, and has since moved on to become group finance director. Sinderson worked with Group CEO Graham Ramsey to coordinate the 2006 MBO supported by Lloyds Development Capital and Lloyds TSB as well as the subsequent 2008 refinance with Barclays Private Equity. His previous career included positions at Ernst & Young in corporate finance.

Peter Muller

Chief Operating Officer for Europe and the USA

After a successful career in publishing and CRM enterprises in his native South Africa, Peter joined TelMe Farebase (the Phonelink plc) in 1997, as sales manager and later became the company's managing director. Within ATP, Peter is responsible for ATP operations in Europe and the USA.

Willem Starink

Divisional Managing Director

Willem has a track record of more than 20 years of industry experience. In 1987 he started Active Travel and developed this company after its merger with Roever Travel towards what became ATP, The Advanced Travel Partner in 1996. After its recent expansion, Willem was appointed as ATPI's Divisional Managing Director for The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

Willem is married to Marianne and has 2 sons. In his leisure time he likes playing golf, motorcycle touring and sailing.>

Dag Kristian Amland

Divisional Managing Director

Dag holds a Bachelor of Finance and Marketing from University of Arizona (1995) and a Master of International Business from NHH – The Norwegian School of Business and Administration (1997). Dag started with Instone International in 1998, as Financial Controller. He advanced to become the Finance Director of Instone International Norway AS in April 1999. From January 2005 he was appointed the Instone International Ltd. Group Financial Controller, then in November 2007 to be the Group’s Chief Financial Officer and deputy to the CEO. In 2009, following the sale of the Instone International group to ATPI, has has assumed responsibility for the ATPI offices in Scandinavia, the Mediterranean area, and the APAC region"

Adam Knights

Group Sales Director

Formerly with American Express and Trailfinders, Adam joined ATP from Seaforths Travel, where he had masterminded the diversification from oil and gas into other client sectors. In addition to his UK responsibilities for Sales and Account Management he also takes responsibility for all international business travel sales and group marketing. Recently Adam was appointed as board director of the Institute of Travel & Meetings (ITM) UK & Ireland.

Gary Hance

Director of IT & Yield

Previously chief operations officer in the UK, Gary assumes a group role with responsibility for IT and Yield. Gary has unique travel experience and in his role he has access to areas of the business where he can use his skills to positively influence the margins ATP achieves.

Gary is one of the industry's leading travel experts and is the architect of ATP's innovative technologies. In 1995 he created the acclaimed online booking tool 'Ticket Window' to meet the oil industry's need for an on-call service. Gary sits on the Guild of Travel Management Companies' Technology Working Party. He has been an integral part of the rapid growth and success of ATP in the UK having been a part of the management team at ATP and predecessor Seaforths Travel since 1988.

Mike Beacher

Group Company Secretary

Having previously worked in the automotive, oil and shipping sectors, Mike joined Ayscough Travel in 1990, which became part of the ATPI family in 1997. Originally employed as head of finance and company secretary of the UK division, he became Company Secretary and Financial Controller of the overall group holding company in 2006. Mike’s main areas of responsibility are Group HR, legal and compliance issues, with particular involvement in industry licensing.

Richard Parrotte

Head of Group Administration

Richard began his career as a chartered accountant with Morgan Brown & Haynes, a mid-sized accountancy firm in the City. He joined publishing and distribution group Titan Distributors as group accountant in 1989, and was appointed CFO of Titan Entertainment Group on its demerger in 1993. In 1999, Richard was appointed Group Financial Controller of the Instone International group, participating in the management buyout of the group in 2003 as CFO. In 2007 he became group Company Secretary, and 2008 he arranged for the transfer of the UK final salary pension scheme from the Group to the UK’s Pension Protection Fund. In 2009, following the sale of the Instone International group to ATPI, he became Head of Group Administration, with responsibility for corporate governance, human resources, and communications.

Peter Bost

Director International Network

Peter started his career with Hilton hotels in the Far East where he also grew up and spent a big part of his life. Once back in Europe he worked in business travel with large organizations, both on the supply and the demand side. Peter joined the ATP group in the very beginning and has always focussed on its international development. In his current role he is responsible for the development and expansion of ATPI’s international partner and franchise network