Sam Weihagen
Sam Ivar Erland Weihagen is the former interim Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Cook Group. He is a Swedish national.
Early life
He was born in Sävsjö.He graduated from the University of Gothenburg's School of Economics, with an MBA.
Career
MyTravel
He joined MyTravel Northern Europe in 1975.At MyTravel he was Commercial Director, where he was responsible for purchasing and flight planning. He became a Director of MyTravel Group in December 2004.
Image:Thomas-Cook-A330-243-YVR.jpg|thumb|Thomas Cook Airlines Airbus A330 at Vancouver International Airport in May 2008
Thomas Cook
He replaced Manny Fontenla-Novoa as Chief Executive of the Thomas Cook Group on 3 August 2011. He had been deputy chief executive since 6 November 2009.He was Chief Executive of Thomas Cook's Northern Division since 2001, until replaced on 22 December 2010 by Lars Lofgren. Hagen had been planning on retiring in 2011.
At Thomas Cook he earns £496,000. He has worked in the travel industry for 33 years. He has been Chairman of the Tour Operating Federation of Sweden. He commutes every week from Stockholm to London. Brettenham House is also the headquarters of the Joint Information Systems Committee.