Travelport taps former Kuoni CEO

May 21, 2008 | Online Travel

Travelport GDS today appointed Armin Meier, former CEO of Europe-based leisure travel firm Kuoni Travel Holding Ltd., to assume the position of chief commercial officer, succeeding former CCO Kevin Mooney, who Travelport said left the company in late April.

Travelport said Meier would join the firm on a part-time basis June 1, and assume the full-time CCO role in September. He will report to Gordon Wilson, president and CEO of Travelport’s global distribution system division.

Travelport said Meier will take on “global responsibility for sales, marketing, segmentation and customer engagement for Travelport GDS.

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