Travelport appoints new chief marketing officer

Wednesday 12 March 2008

Flight Search Technology

Global travel group Travelport Limited has announced the appointment of a new chief marketing officer.

Jon Hall will be in charge of the company's global marketing and corporate communications across all of its businesses – including Travelport Global Distribution Systems (GDS).

"We are delighted Jon is joining the Travelport executive team," said Jeff Clarke, president and CEO of Travelport. "In Jon we have found an exceptional individual who brings strategic marketing expertise and a shared vision of the importance of brand management to an evolving industry.

"We believe his creativity, innovative approach, and global customer-facing experience make him the ideal leader for our future marketing and integrated branding initiatives."

Mr Hall added that he was "excited" to be joining Travelport at such a "dynamic time" and that he has watched the group go through an "impressive transformation" since 2006.

Travelport GDS recently revealed that it has made improvements to its online itinerary tool ViewTrip - making it more accessible to travellers in the Asia Pacific region.