New Chief Revenue Officer to lead sales organization as Travelport builds on the momentum of TripServices and its recent partnership announcements
LONDON, UK, 03 AUGUST, 2026 – Travelport, the intelligent infrastructure travel technology company driving bookings for millions of travelers worldwide, today announced the appointment of Kenneth Johansen as Chief Revenue Officer. He will lead Travelport's commercial organization, with responsibility for the company's agency, operator and travel partner channels, as Travelport continues to scale its modern retailing platform globally.
"Kenneth brings a strong combination of large-scale P&L leadership and a genuine, hands-on approach to customer relationships that will be instrumental as we deepen our engagement with agencies, operators and partners around the world," said John Mangelaars, CEO of Travelport.
His track record of building high-performing commercial teams and driving sustained growth across complex, multi-market businesses makes him exactly the right leader to accelerate our commercial strategy at this pivotal moment for the company.
John Mangelaars, CEO of Travelport.
Kenneth joins Travelport from Oracle, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President, Technology, Europe North and previously served as CEO of Oracle Japan and Country Leader for Oracle in Germany and Denmark. His career spans more than two decades in enterprise technology sales leadership, with a track record of transforming go-to-market organizations and delivering sustained revenue growth across multiple verticals.
"Travelport is at an inflection point, with real momentum behind its technology and its position in the market," said Kenneth Johansen, Chief Revenue Officer at Travelport. "I'm looking forward to working closely with our agency, operator and travel partner customers to build on that momentum and deliver even greater value together."
In a related appointment effective 1 August, Jason Toothman has been named Chief Sales Officer, Strategic Accounts, leading Travelport's relationships with the company's largest and most influential agency customers worldwide.
Together, the appointments reflect Travelport's continued investment in its commercial leadership as it builds on the momentum of TripServices and its recent partnerships with Cognizant and Anthropic.