Karen Evans to retire from Discover the World after 30 years

Discover the World has announced that Karen Evans, national sales manager, SATA, will retire after 30 years in the industry.

Evans first began her career in travel at Wardair in 1989 where she started in customer service and quickly progressed to the commercial team, before moving on to Canadian Airlines in 1991 as sales manager.

She joined Discover the World in March 1994, and has represented several top clients for the company ever since, including BMI, Polish Airlines and SATA Azores Airlines.

Evans will be succeeded in her role by her colleague, Andrea Thornton, who has also had a long and successful career with Discover the World and has worked alongside Evans for many years.