Roger (Hodge) Vacher

Co-founder of a travel company specializing in tailor made specialist tours for families and small groups in European art, gastronomy and walking. Luxury market only.

Trafalgar is the lead international operator in the mid market for group travel. As a franchised independent manager, this is a 24/ 7, high level, hands on customer service centric role handling approximately 600 passengers per annum. Transferable skills include:public speaking, public relations & crisis management, sales, operations and supplier management, multi-cultural role. Achievements: youngest tour director for 6 years, knowledge of 15 European nations, 99% customer satisfaction rate over 10 years.

This role involved client consultations, research and report writing in and out of the field and sales sourcing research. Projects included: a market review of the UK health and fitness market; a price/quality assessment of a major UK hotel chain as part of a commercial due diligence; two budget reviews of the Millennium Dome for the Millennium Commission; a high level tourism investment strategy document for an investment arm of the Portuguese government ... amongst other a whole array of projects.

Distinction. Dissertation examined the strategic motivation of MNCs will to invest HR in women entrepreneurs in emerging markets. MBA focus in strategic management (MBA school long ranked as 3rd worldwide).

Theories of Politics, Theories of Tyranny, post-modernism.