{"id":2389,"date":"2021-03-11T10:41:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T10:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mapalstg.wpengine.com\/en\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=2389"},"modified":"2026-08-26T12:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T11:55:16","slug":"mapal-group-announces-a-trio-of-senior-hires","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/mapal-os.com\/en\/resources\/articles\/mapal-group-announces-a-trio-of-senior-hires\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapal Group announces a trio of senior hires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-mapal-vertical-section alignfull vertical-section is-layout-flow wp-block-mapal-vertical-section-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light vertical-section__container\">\n\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group vertical-section__row is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-79dc550c wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group vertical-section__content is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-mapal-content-section content-section wp-block-group mapal-pattern-resource-starter-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns content-section__columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c7ebd8d6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column wp-block-column--left is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mapal Group, the European hospitality software developer behind Edinburgh\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flowhospitalitytraining.co.uk\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flow Hospitality Training<\/a>, has welcomed three new senior hires to its ranks, strengthening the global executive team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dereck Manners joins as Chief Customer Officer <\/strong>from Fourth, where he was Vice President. Prior to this he had been\u00a0at Starwood Hotel &amp; Resorts in global business improvement and guest experience roles. His role will lead the customer success, onboarding and support function of the business, where he will be focused on senior level engagement and strategic planning with key clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>James McLuckie joins the Flow Hospitality product team as Chief Learning Officer,<\/strong> bringing a wealth of experience working on digital learning design and online learning technologies, having previously worked with an agency developing content and learning strategies for international brands including Google, Virgin &amp; Heineken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, <strong>Martina Baletkova joins as Director of Global Business Development,<\/strong> leading the relationships with major global accounts. 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