Management team

Sonia joined Scott Dunn in January 2018 having worked across a number of different industries, including Chief Commercial Officer at private aviation company NetJets and most recently as European Change Director at Sysco, the world's largest food distribution company. These roles along with 8 years in strategy consulting have given Sonia significant experience leading and working with UK based teams as well as pan-European and global teams. Sonia lives in London and her favourite holidays involve some sunshine, some activity, some great scenery and good food. She was named one of the ‘Women to Watch in Hospitality, Travel and Leisure Index 2019’.

Simon joined Scott Dunn in 2010 having spent the previous 2 years working in Africa and South America as a Director for leading luxury safari lodge operator &Beyond. He is responsible for the Scott Dunn offices in the USA and Asia. Simon has 4 children, lives with his wife on the West Sussex coast and is a keen kitesurfer, snowboarder and runner.

Having spent the previous 13 years with &Beyond, the leading luxury safari lodge and tour operator in Southern and East Africa, as well as South Asia, Brian joined Scott Dunn in August 2015 having relocated from sunny South Africa with his wife and two children.

Theng Hwee became the CEO Scott Dunn Asia in 2018. He started a travel business (Country Holidays) in 1994 after a short stint with a bank. Equipped with a business degree and a strong passion for travel, this leap of faith turned out to be the best decision of his life. He's been to 160 countries (not that anyone is counting) but his all time favourite has to be Antarctica.

Twenty two year old Andrew Dunn wanted to ski for free so took the unorthodox step to set up his own ski company. That was in 1986. Fast-forward 30 years and Scott Dunn has become a market leader in luxury tailor-made travel. Andrew’s passion for travel and fastidious attention to detail still drives the company's 'nothing is too much trouble' philosophy. When you travel with Scott Dunn, you're not a client, you're our guest.

Andre joined as our Chief Marketing Officer in April 2019, leading on all aspects of marketing with a particular emphasis on further building-out digital marketing, overhauling CRM as well as continuing to take the brand forward after 30 years of growth.

Olly joined Scott Dunn as a resort accountant in Courchevel 1850 in 2001 and never left. After many seasons as a Resort Manager then Operations Manager in France, he moved back to the UK in 2009 and has been involved almost every part of our business since then. He is still an avid skier but also loves surfing and windsurfing. Living with his wife and two daughters on the Sussex Coast, he is always looking for the next family holiday nirvana with perfect snow or waves.

Robin joined Scott Dunn in January 2019 as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). His previous role was CFO of Allocate Software, a leading provider of healthcare workforce deployment software, that was backed by Hg and acquired by Vista Equity Partners. Prior to this, he was CFO of OB10, the global electronic invoicing network, which was acquired by Tungsten Corporation.

John joined Scott Dunn in April 2019 having worked in the Travel and Tourism industry for the past 30 years in a variety of Operational, Product and Purchasing roles including, Purchasing Director at Virgin Holidays, Vice President Sourcing at Kuoni / GTA and most recently as Purchasing Director at Emirates / dnata based in Dubai. These roles together with several years of frontline overseas operational postings have given John significant experience of leading teams and working with global suppliers and partners. John lives in Kent and his favourite holidays involve the mountains be that skiing, hiking or alpine cuisine.

With a career that spans recruitment, finance and travel, Emma was previously Finance Director and board member of a successful safari company before joining Scott Dunn as VP of Operations in 2016. Originally from the UK, she's lived in the USA since 2009. Married to John, Emma travels the world with their two children, Jack and Lily, and is a staunch advocate of the belief that travel is the best education out there for kids and grown-ups.

Having run a successful safari company for nearly 20 years, John Spence joined the Scott Dunn management team in 2016 as President of its USA office in California. John is a passionate advocate for family travel and its ability to broaden young minds and open hearts. He's lived and worked in Africa and explored the continent on various madcap adventures, often with his family in tow. John is married to Emma and has two children, Jack and Lily.