Helloworld Travel Limited announced the appointment of the Hon. Martin Pakula as an independent non-executive Director to the Board effective immediately. Mr. Pakula, 53, stepped down as the State member for Keysborough at the recent State election in Victoria after serving a six and half year term as an MLC in the 2000's and a ten-year term as an MLA from 2013 to 2022.

He completed a Bachelor of Economics in 1989 and an Honours Degree in Law in 1991 at Monash University. He has extensive experience in a range of portfolios: Minister for Industrial Relations (2008 ­ 2010); Minister for Industry and Trade (2008 ­ 2010); Minister for Public Transport (2010); Attorney General (2014 ­ 2018); Minister for Racing (2014 ­ 2022); Minister of Jobs, Innovation and Trade (2018 ­ 2020); Minister for the Coordination of Jobs, Precincts and Regions ­ COVID-19 (2020); Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events (2018 ­ 2022); Minister for Industry Support and Recovery (2020 ­ 2022); Minister for Trade (2020 ­ 2022); Minister for Business Precincts (2020 ­ 2022). Mr. Pakula stepped down from his portfolio responsibilities in June of 2022.