ISLAND ESCAPES - Key Persons


Alex Maitland

Job Titles:
  • Property Management Co - Ordinator
Alex joined our team in 2023. Working alongside Nick managing the day to day operations of the business. Alex is proud to represent the Isle of Man, playing football for FC Isle of Man, this often involves travelling off-island to attend away games and training hard in his spare time.

Charlotte Miller

Job Titles:
  • HR & Office Manager
Having many years' experience in both HR and Operations, Charlotte is responsible for recruitment, HR, payroll, work scheduling for our housekeeping team, and general management of the back office ensuring all our staff are kept happy :) Outside of work Charlotte is a mum of 5 (3 of the canine variety) and spends her spare time walking dogs, enjoying the outdoors, crafting and upcycling.

David Thomas - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Finance Director
David has been involved with Island Escapes since the very start. A qualified accountant, he works full time for local accountancy practise assisting Island Escapes throughout the year with a variety of tasks supporting John and Jamie.

James Walker

Job Titles:
  • Property Maintenance Technician
James became a team member in mid-2021 after making a career direction change. James coordinates and rectifies the maintenance issues brought up from the property portfolio. Years of experience from property developing mean he has a good knowledge base of all trades and how to identify and fix a fault. James also assists the rest of the team with admin-based duties and call outs accordingly. Outside of work James is a father of three and enjoys racing his yacht around the Island and further afield.

Jamie Stott

Job Titles:
  • Director
Jamie has a varied background including offshore trust and corporate finance, military service as well as working in the tourism and hospitality sector in Cornwall with John. Jamie has been involved with Island Escapes since its formation and operated ‘Island Cottage Care', a housekeeping company until March 2022 when the two businesses were merged together.

John Keggin - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
John has grown up in a tourism family with his parents and grandparents welcoming guests to Port Erin in the south of the island for many years. John established Island Escapes in 2018, bringing a wide range of experience from a variety of marketing and operational roles, having worked within both financial services and tourism businesses in the Isle of Man and in Cornwall, including a spell working for a national holiday cottage lettings agency. John is also a Non-Executive Board member of Visit Isle of Man and is passionate and committed to using his experiences to help develop the Isle of Man visitor economy.

Nick Venables

Job Titles:
  • Senior Property Management Co - Ordinator
Nick joined our team in 2020 following graduating with a degree in Marketing from Liverpool John Moores University. Nick supports the day to day operations of the business, helping guests who are staying with us with any queries they have. In addition to this Nick continuously ensures the information on our properties presented to our guests via our website and third party booking systems is as accurate and up to date as possible. You can often find Nick walking his dog, playing football or in the gym. He's also started recently renovating his first house.

Tina Notman

Job Titles:
  • Housekeeping Supervisor
Tina joined our team in February 2022 as a Housekeeper. Previously a stay-at-home Mum for 10 years, she has transferred her skills to Island Escapes. Now as our Senior Housekeeper, Tina has taken charge of the day-to-day scheduling of work and training our ever growing team of housekeepers, whilst also maintaining stock levels at our off site housekeeping unit. Outside of work, Tina is a busy Mum of 4. Family time is her first love, but she keeps moving with a passion for yoga and paddle boarding.