USA. Stellar Partners has appointed Ellery Plowman to the position of Director of Business Development.
She will be responsible for developing and managing key airport relationships and winning new travel retail contracts.
Stellar Partners operates 38 convenience and speciality retail stores in ten airports in the USA. In August 2016 its acquisition by Autogrill division HMSHost was announced.
Plowman has 28 years of experience in retail management and business development. Prior to joining Stellar, Ellery was Principal and founder of Elleco, where she developed and represented a portfolio of retail concepts at airports.
In addition, Ellery served as Vice President of Business Development & Leasing at Westfield where she managed the company’s business development and retail leasing efforts. Prior to Westfield, Ellery spent eight years in various roles at Rosetta Stone, leading the organisation’s expansion strategy into US airports.
“I am delighted to welcome someone so highly respected in our industry as Ellery to our team,” said Stellar Founder and CEO Susan Stackhouse. “Ellery will play a key role in helping to execute our aggressive growth strategy and increasing Stellar’s footprint throughout US airports. Her breadth of industry experience and proven track record of fostering strong stakeholder relationships will be tremendous assets for our company.”
