Ten Group

Our experts – International

Mark Lawrence – global head of travel

Mark has 21 years’ experience in the travel and leisure industry, and was recently sales and marketing director at Kuoni, one of the world’s leading luxury tour operators.

He was responsible for Kuoni’s reservation teams, retail networks, and the management of its relations with the travel trade. His focus at Ten is leading and developing its travel service as the wider company expands its international membership base.

Mark said: ‘Ten, as a lifestyle business, is focused on delivering really exceptional service and that’s what I’ve enjoyed throughout my career. Ten has really exciting plans and this is exactly the challenge I was looking for.’

James Mowdy – travel expert, US team

As one of our USA travel specialists James focuses on helping our members get the most of their travels in the USA. He has built up an impressive array of contacts, which enables him to secure member-exclusive offers from partners including The Hamptons International Film Festival, New York’s Neue Galerie and Round Pond gourmet food and wine estate, as well as benefits at top hotels.

James studied in France and is fluent in French. He has also lived in Australia and worked in Sydney for M&C Saatchi and as an Olympic Games Torch Run Tour Coordinator. During his time abroad he wrote for publications such as Lonely Planet.

After spells in advertising departments at Discovery Channel and Macy’s, and pro-bono marketing and public relations work for the Taproot Foundation in San Francisco (which helps professionals work with community organisations) most recently he worked for British Airways in San Francisco.

Carmen Wong – entertainment expert, Asia team

I was born in Hong Kong and went to high school in the UK. Then I went to university in London before moving to Tokyo for two years to study Japanese. One of my biggest passions is sport (and Liverpool FC) and I look after tickets for sporting and outdoor events – everything from football matches to Formula One Grands Prix.

I also love stadium concerts, and particularly enjoy seeing bands perform live at the biggest international venues. A lot of this job is about contacts, and over the years our team has built up relationships with sports venues and promoters that mean we can access hospitality packages and VIP areas for members around the world.

Each member of the team has a specific area of expertise, from theatre to festivals and outdoor events, to red-carpets and film premieres.