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Travelport GDS Appoints Sue Powers as Chief Executive Officer, IT Services & Software by Travelport
Langley, UK,
07.04.2009
Keith Woodcock named interim Chief Information OfficerTravelport GDS today announced that Sue Powers has been named chief executive officer of the Company’s recently created business unit named IT Services & Software by TravelportTM (ITS&S).
In this new senior leadership role, Ms. Powers is responsible for managing and expanding Travelport’s portfolio of IT solutions targeted at airlines, hotels, car rental companies, meta search providers and other non-travel agency customers worldwide. Ms. Powers is also responsible for the Business Intelligence unit which provides marketing and other critical data to the industry. Based in Atlanta, GA, she reports directly to Gordon Wilson, President & CEO, Travelport GDS.
According to Gordon Wilson, “Sue Powers brings a wealth of technical expertise and extensive commercial and strategic acumen to her new role. She is the ideal candidate to lead the expansion of our IT Services & Software business, building on her strong industry relationships, particularly with airlines. I am confident that Sue will take full advantage of growth opportunities and provide exemplary service and support to our ITS&S customers.”
Immediately prior to her new appointment, Ms. Powers served as Travelport’s Chief Information Officer, overseeing product and application development for the Galileo, Worldspan and Apollo global distribution systems and associated airline services. She joined Worldspan in 1993 and has held senior roles in sales, marketing, development and e-commerce. Ms. Powers was named “Global CIO of the Year” in 2006 by the Georgia CIO Leadership Association.
Following Sue Powers new assignment, Keith Woodcock has been named interim Chief Information Officer, Travelport GDS with immediate effect. Having previously performed the role of CIO for Galileo, Mr. Woodcock has a firm foundation and wealth of knowledge from which to develop and drive Travelport’s technology strategy. He will also continue to lead Travelport’s collaborative work with Microsoft focused on the development of services designed to improve the traveller experience and to provide airlines, travel suppliers, and travel agencies with new revenue and cost reduction opportunities.
Gordon Wilson commented, “We are fortunate to have an executive of Keith’s expertise and experience who can so easily step into the CIO role on an interim basis.”
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About IT Services & Software by Travelport
IT Services & Software by Travelport delivers technical, application and intelligence solutions that enable airlines and other travel suppliers to lower costs, increase revenue and enhance productivity, worldwide.
The ITS&S portfolio includes multi-host airline solutions such as Worldspan Meridian for reservations, inventory and departure control; fares and pricing products such as Travelport e-Pricing, Rapid Reprice and Fare Verified; Travelport E-Ticketing Technologies for comprehensive e-ticketing; and a growing range of specialist software and solutions for hotel, car rental and meta search companies. Travelport Business Intelligence delivers data, analysis and insights to businesses involved in all aspects of travel to inform market planning, competitive analysis, sales intelligence and network planning needs.
About Travelport GDS
Travelport GDS is one of the world’s largest global distribution system (GDS) providers operating both the Galileo and the Worldspan brands, providing real-time travel information and booking capabilities to online and offline travel agencies in over 145 countries. It also operates Business Intelligence which provides marketing and other critical data to the industry, and IT Services & Software, which offers mission critical reservations, related software and services management to the world’s leading airlines. Travelport GDS is a convergence of traditional and online travel distribution services that empower airlines, travel suppliers, travel agencies, Web sites and corporations to provide informed choices to travelers on a global platform. Travelport GDS is a division of Travelport, one of the world’s largest service providers to the travel industry.
More information is available at www.travelport.com
Media Contact:
Jill Brenner
Travelport GDS - Corporate Communications
(973) 939-1325
jill.brenner@travelport.com