The TATOC Ambassador program was established in 2013 as a major enabler for TATOC’s ambitious Five-Year plan launched in this year. The major aims for the Ambassadors were to promote the name of TATOC and increase brand recognition, to increase Resort Membership and Company Affiliation, to identify new revenue streams and to promote the activities of the TATOC to the wider industry.
TATOC Ambassadors are experienced timeshare professionals with extensive industry knowledge who regularly meet with other industry professionals and resort representatives.
For information on becoming a TATOC Ambassador contact Harry Taylor on +44 (0) 845 230 2430 or use the form at the bottom of this page.
Meet the Ambassadors
Pat May: Pat studied pharmacy at technical college in Birmingham and then worked for Boots as a medical representative.
A move to Down Corning Chemicals took her overseas to work and a career change brought her into the tourism industry. This move gave her a real insight into all the aspects that go into making the holiday experience a success.
Pat joined RCI in the Canary Islands just when the first office was being set up and was involved in the affiliation of many resorts. This was in the heyday of the timeshare industry and a fantastic base to get to know the new properties and many interesting characters.
After leaving RCI, Pat worked as area manager for the hotel operations of Diamond Resorts in the Canary Islands.
Today, Pat is a business development manager for Dial An Exchange covering the Canary Islands, Spain and Portugal.
Away from work, Pat takes an active role in local business issues and was the first female president of the business association in the south of Tenerife.
Pat loves travelling which is an essential part of her job – and always carries her electronic book reader wherever she goes. With more than 20 years working within the industry behind her, Pat believes the ambassador programme is a great opportunity to help and promote TATOC.
Diana Aitchison: Diana is a respected industry professional and today is the chief operating officer at Silverpoint.
Diana, a timeshare veteran of nearly 30 years, began her timeshare career working for Palm Beach Club.
After working with both Global and Club Olympus in their marketing departments, she returned to work for Bob Trotta when he was the chairman of the newly formed Canary Islands Timeshare Resorts Association in 1987 as the secretary of the association.
At the end of 1989 she was approached to open an office in Tenerife for RCI and in the first three years was instrumental in helping affiliate 45 new resorts.
She was promoted and moved back to RCI’s head office in Kettering initially in a business development role working with the points system and latterly as the director of resort services for Europe.
After 13 years with RCI she moved back to the Canary Islands to work with Nexus Leisure as their group managing director.
In May 2013, Diana was appointed as chief operating officer at Silverpoint.
