Inspiration

Iconic Women in Travel Retail – their careers, achievements and speaking availability

Natalia Rolle, Director People & Culture, Heinemann Americas Inc.

13 July 2026

Natalia Rolle-Phillips is the Director, People & Culture for Heinemann Americas Inc., where she leads the regional people strategy across corporate and shipboard retail teams. With more than a decade of experience in the People & Culture field, she partners closely with executive leaders to strengthen organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, leadership development, and operational readiness.

Sinead Moodie, A gentle, caring and wise woman

7 July 2026

Sinead Moodie (1984-2026), former Chief Operating Officer of The Moodie Davitt Report. A gentle, caring and wise wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend; a quiet, unassuming but marvellously efficient, hard-working and loved colleague. A heartfelt note from her father Martin Moodie.

Anne Dickhardt, Founder & CEO ANY DI Munich

27 November 2024

As a female founder in global travel retail, this support has been invaluable. With ANY DI Munich, I create lifestyle accessories for people who are constantly on the move – and travel retail has become our natural stage: international, dynamic and full of encounters.

Julie Lassaigne

28 September 2024

Julie Lassaigne became Secretary General of ETRC in February 2019. In this role, she leads the organisation and represents ETRC both externally and towards its members. Based in Brussels, Julie is a tireless advocate for duty free and travel retail and is a regular speaker at industry events.

Gerry Munday, Travel Retail Veteran

22 September 2024

One of the travel retail industry’s most experienced and respected executives in the fashion & accessories sector over many years, former Furla Global Travel Retail Director and TFWA Board Member Gerry Munday is now semi-retired. That doesn’t mean this multi-lingual powerhouse is slowing down.

What our members have to say

“I am proud to be a member of Women in Travel Retail+ (WiTR+) which is a vibrant community empowering and connecting women across the travel retail industry. Over the years, WiTR+ events have allowed me to contribute to meaningful charitable projects, meet like-minded women who are passionate about driving positive change in our industry, and seek and share career advice with my peers. I encourage every woman in travel retail to become part of this incredible community.”

Kapila Ireland

Editor – DFNI-Frontier

“Sustainability (people and planet) is critically important for everyone in every business function, and industry to embrace. I am proud to be a WiTR+ member to champion the sustainability agenda with the travel retail industry, in an open-minded, supportive, and meaningful way.
The WiTR+ events I have attended have been enriching, eye-opening, and business-focussed, making it relevant to our work, whilst facilitating a brilliant community of women.”

Smruti Sriram

CEO – Bags of Ethics