Travelport to get senior leadership under Stephen Shurrock
Travelport has announced the appointment of Stephen Shurrock as the executive vice president and chief commercial officer, replacing Kurt Ekert who leaves the company at the end of the year, as the position relocates to the UK.
Shurrock joins Travelport from Telefonica, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, where he is currently chief executive of its consumer division, responsible for both the consumer business and digital divisions globally. He will take up the new role at Travelport on January 4th, 2016.
As chief commercial officer, Shurrock will lead Travelport’s customer-focused teams in air, agency, hospitality and digital media around the world, as well as having global responsibility for customer engagement, product strategy, marketing and market research.
Based in Travelport’s global headquarters in Langley, UK, Stephen will report directly into president and chief executive, Gordon Wilson.
News source: www.breakingtravelnews.com
You might also like
Paytm in talks to buy online travel portal Via.com
Digital payments major Paytm has entered into discussions to acquire online travel company Via.com as it doubles down on its travel and hospitality business, taking on established firms such as
BLS International carves its way to Forbes Asia’s 200 ‘Best under a Billion’ 2018 list
India-based BLS International, a specialist provider of Visa, Passport, Attestation and Citizen Services to the Governments across the world, with USD 261 million market cap and USD 122 million in
India records double-digit air passenger growth for 45th consecutive month in May: IATA
India registered double-digit domestic air passenger growth for the 45th straight month in May even though volumes have fallen in recent months, airlines’ grouping IATA said. The International Air Transport
