Judith Owens
CEO TBL International
Judith Owens is CEO at TBL International Ltd, parent company to the award- winning Titanic Belfast, SS Nomadic and the Titanic Exhibition Centre. With experience spanning nearly three decades, Judith is one of UK’s the most experienced and established operations management professionals.
Judith has an exceptional track record in the tourism, events and media industries. Titanic Belfast has gone from strength to strength under her leadership, welcoming over 6 million visitors from over 145 countries and winning World’s Leading Tourist Attraction at the prestigious 2016 World Travel Awards. Judith has also played a fundamental role in the business’ commercial development to include the operation of SS Nomadic (April 2015) and the Titanic Exhibition Centre (September 2015).
Judith currently serves as a board member of Visit Belfast, the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, and the Northern Ireland Tourism Alliance. She also Chairs the Attract Group as part of Hospitality and Tourism Skills (HATS) which is an industry lead collaboration seeking to address labour supply and skills issues within the sector.