TFWA World Exhibition 2004 was pleased to welcome prominent industry figures for its conference. Brian Collie, Group Retail Director, BAA As befitting a 20th Anniversary year, one of travel retail's leading figures will deliver a memorable retrospective of where we have been as an industry, where we are going and why we should be confident.
Christopher Rodrigues, President & CEO, Visa International Christopher J. Rodrigues joined Visa International as President and Chief Executive Officer in March 2004 following an eight-year term as Group Chief Executive of Bradford & Bingley, a leading UK-based financial services organization. Prior to joining Bradford & Bingley, Rodrigues was the Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Cook, the global travel services company. His earlier career was spent with McKinsey & Company in the UK, continental Europe, and North America, and in senior management positions at American Express.
From 1998 to 2003, Rodrigues also served as a non-executive director of the Financial Services Authority, the UK's lead markets regulator. He is a graduate of Cambridge University where he received a BA with honors in Economics and Economic History in 1971. He also earned an MBA with distinction in 1976 from Harvard Business School.
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