Meet the staff

Maria Mills-Farinas, Managing Director, graduated from Toulouse University in France. She worked for large multinational corporations such as The Ever Ready Company (Great Britain) Limited and G.I.C. (General Instrument Corporation) in a management capacity.

She joined the Timeshare industry in its infancy in the 80's, working initially at the resorts Carvynick Cottages in the southwest of England and later running, for a number of years, Clovelly Golf & Country Club for the Tourist Advisory Group, whose owner was the first Managing Director of RCI Europe, where her interest in Timeshare Resales started.

Primarily from a finance and management background with sound knowledge of law and legal matters, in 1992 she set up Travel & Leisure Group with her partner John Hepplewhite, now deceased, and they both brought the company to where it is today, a very successful international organisation and the largest independent Timeshare Reseller in Europe and the East.

Maria’s knowledge of foreign languages and the ability to communicate with different nationalities combined with John’s expertise in setting up a network of agencies worldwide, made Travel & Leisure Group what it is today, a truly international organisation.

Peter Mills
(Company Secretary &
Head of Legal And Finance)

Peter Mills, Company Secretary and Maria’s husband, spent his early years with ICL selling mainframe computers, but after an unfortunate motoring accident he moved into administration with Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated.

He spent eighteen years filling various management roles before moving to head office in Surrey in a national administration role. After a reorganisation that did not suit him, he joined John and Maria as Company Secretary part time looking after the accounts and legal matters.

However, the fast company growth soon required that he join full time and has been the head of the legal and finance department for the past fifteen years, incorporating Travel & Leisure Group conveyancing and brokerage services and TRI property investment company. His background in sales combined with accountancy brings a wealth of knowledge to the business.

Jim started with the company in 1994 as one of the sales team. After developing through the sales ranks, he transitioned his role from sales to sales administration manager. As the company's IT requirements and online presence grew, Jim's roll changed to his primary skillset, IT.

His day to day roll now is to manage and develop new advertising and marketing strategies, manage the company's IT infrastructure, develop the corporate websites, SEO & SEM as well as managing the administrative side of the business.

Well versed in the world of Timeshare, his knowledge is often called upon by members of the sales team. He has frequently been seen as one of the faces of Travel & Leisure Group at many industry conferences.

Stephen has recently joined Travel and Leisure having spent many years managing finance and accounting teams throughout London.
Stephen has a very ‘hands on’ approach to the business and spends a lot of time working very closely with each of the departments on a day to day basis to ensure that everything is running smoothly and efficiently.
Stephen’s background in accounting and project management has proved invaluable with regard to Travel and Leisure taking a more analytical approach to the way that we advertise to ensure that the advertising we carry out provides the best results for our customers.  Stephen has also set up an advanced budget management system to control the company overheads to enable us to reinvest more money than ever before in advancing the business, including our first ever television advertising campaign.

Angela Frankland
(Legal & Conveyancing Manager)

Angela comes from a shipping background where an eye for detail is essential. Angela heads the Conveyancing Department to ensure the smooth transfer of ownership of timeshare properties.

Having been with Travel and Leisure Group since 2001 she has developed the company’s relationship with resorts, trustees and management companies to a high level ensuring that the best customer service is delivered to both purchasers and vendors. As part of the management team she is involved in decision making and the development of new ideas.

Kellie Hammond and her sales team are dedicated to providing you with the highest quality service and achieving the best possible results for you. Coming from a sales background, Kellie has been with the company for ten years and her knowledge of Timeshare ensures that her sales team are able to provide the best possible advice and service. Kellie also manages the foreign desks for France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

With over 30 years joint experience between them, their knowledge and sales skills are proven day after day and driven by the fact of customer satisfaction and results.

Our negotiation team headed by Antonio Cadeddu, is dedicated to providing you with the highest quality service and find you the perfect Timeshare within your budget.

With over 30 years joint experience between them, their Timeshare knowledge and sales skills are proven day after day by the comments from our customers.