A former secretary of state has joined the board of Cheadle-based online holidays company On the Beach Group.
Justine Greening has joined as a non-executive director with immediate effect.
Ms Greening was the Conservative MP for Putney, Roehampton & Southfields from 2005 to 2019 and spent eight years as a minister.
Her six years in the cabinet saw her hold the briefs for education, international development and transport.
She was also minister for women and equalities as well as economic secretary to Treasury.
After leaving Government in 2018, Ms Greening founded the Social Mobility Pledge campaign in that year to drive grass roots change through business and higher education.
Prior to her political career, she trained and qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC in the 海角视频 and Switzerland before taking a finance role at SmithKline Beecham followed by a strategy role at the newly formed GlaxoSmithKline.
Ms Greening said: "I am excited to be joining the board of On the Beach at a time when the 海角视频's vaccine rollout continues apace, and consumers can look forward to the prospect of going on holiday again.
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"Simon and his team have built a great business which puts the consumer at the forefront of everything that they do and I look forward to working with him, Richard and the wider board as On the Beach continues on its mission to be Europe's leading online retailer of beach holidays."
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Chairman Richard Pennycook added: "We are delighted that Justine has agreed to join the board of On the Beach as a non-executive director.
"Justine has had both a successful business career and an illustrious political career. Her important work upon leaving Government to establish the Social Mobility Pledge has been instrumental in changing the way businesses and universities think about social mobility.
"It is a privilege that Justine has chosen On the Beach as her first corporate non-executive director role and we look forward to working with her and benefiting from her extensive knowledge and expertise.
"As the travel sector recovers from the pandemic, we expect some fairly major reforms to the regulatory landscape.
"Justine's experience, in and out of Westminster, will be invaluable as On the Beach navigates these reforms and pursues opportunities to grow our market share both in the 海角视频 and internationally."