- Matthew Powell appointed Managing Director for Travelport in the Middle East and South Asia
Langley, U.K, 2016-Nov-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport (NYSE: TVPT), a leading Travel Commerce Platform, has announced the appointment of Matthew Powell to the role of Managing Director in the Middle East and South Asia.
Matthew’s Travelport career spans more than two decades during which time he has held a variety of leadership roles; most recently spearheading Travelport’s growth in India as well as leading agency commerce solutions for Africa, Middle East and South Asia. He has been leading the region on an interim basis since early this year and today’s announcement will see Travelport’s customers and associates across the region continue to benefit from Matthew’s expertise and leadership in working with travel industry leaders to grow their businesses and reach business objectives through leveraging Travelport’s industry leading technologies.Matthew will continue to drive growth of the business with a major focus on driving adoption of Travelport’s award-winning point of sale solutions, Travelport Smartpoint, Universal API, and further product offerings, available to the travel agency community across the Middle East and South Asia so they can sell more, book better and work smarter through the Travel Commerce Platform.
Matthew said: “I’m so pleased to have the opportunity to continue to lead the team in the Middle East and South Asia as we redefine travel commerce in the region. During my time as acting managing director this year, I have gained a deep understanding of our customers’ needs in the region and I’m thrilled to continue on working with them in leveraging Travelport’s industry leading suite of products so they have the advantage they need to meet challenges ahead and grow their businesses.”
Rabih Saab, Travelport’s President & Managing Director, Europe, Middle East, Africa and South Asia commented: “Matthew is a seasoned Travelport executive who has garnered a wealth of experience in our business in the region over recent years. He is recognized as a proficient leader with long standing industry expertise. I am delighted to announce his permanent appointment to lead our business in Middle East and South Asia.”si
About Travelport
Travelport is a Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment, mobile and other solutions for the global travel and tourism industry. With a presence in approximately 180 countries, over 3,700 employees, and an additional 1,200 employees at IGT Solutions Private Ltd who provide us with application development services, our 2015 net revenue was over $2.2 billion.
Travelport is comprised of:
- A Travel Commerce Platform through which it facilitates travel commerce by connecting the world’s leading travel providers with online and offline travel buyers in a proprietary business-to-business (B2B) travel marketplace. Travelport has a leadership position in airline merchandising, hotel content and rate distribution, mobile travel commerce and a pioneering B2B payment solution that addresses the needs of travel intermediaries to efficiently and securely settle travel transactions.
- Technology Services through which it provides critical IT services to airlines, such as shopping, ticketing, departure control and other solutions, enabling them to focus on their core business competencies and reduce costs.
Travelport is headquartered in Langley, U.K. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol “TVPT”.
Media Contacts:
Siobhan McCarthy
PR Manager AFMESA
e: siobhan.mccarthy@travelport.com
t: +917 (0) 43614800
Kate Aldridge
VP Corporate Communications
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t: +44 (0)1753 288720
m: +44 (0)7921698757
Source: Travelport
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