TORONTO — Travel Edge has a brand new president at its helm to help bolster its growth as a premier luxury travel agency in North America.

As the new President, Andrew Pilkington will oversee Travel Edge’s three divisions: Travel Edge Network, a luxury host agency; Travel Edge Retail; and Travel Edge Corporate.

With over 30 years of international experience across multiple continents, Pilkington most recently served as Chief Operating Officer at TD’s Canadian Personal Bank where he led the Consumer Lending businesses and managed over 20,000 colleagues as Head of Branch Banking. Prior to that, he held leadership positions at JPMorgan Chase as President of Global Commercial Card Services and at American Express in Card Services and Online/Business Travel. In the travel sector, Pilkington spent seven years at British Airways as a Business Manager and held a Board membership at Carlson Wagonlit Travel.

“We are so excited to have someone with Andy’s vast experience join our team at this pivotal time to lead the company and fulfill our mission to support travel professionals by providing the tools, resources, training and technology they need to best serve their clients driving an elevated and exceptional travel experience,” said Jeff Willner, CEO, Navigatr Group.

Pilkington said joining Travel Edge is a “thrilling” opportunity, adding: “I am confident that my experience in enhancing customer experiences, driving transformative initiatives, and modernizing operations will align very well with Travel Edge’ position as a leader in the travel industry and the goal to create unparalleled value for our clients and partners.”