by Gillian McDade
Cookstown man and star of The Apprentice Jim Eastwood has taken up a post with Travel Counsellors.
He’s the new global sales director.
Jim joins the company after spending five years at Groupon where he was vice-president of sales for the UK and Ireland.
Jim finished as runner-up on the seventh series of the BBC reality show in 2011.
In his new role with Travel Counsellors, Jim will be responsible for driving the firm’s leisure and corporate sales internationally.
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