David V. Jones

David V. Jones was appointed President & CEO of Amadeus IT Group SA on 1 January 2009.

Since April 2000, David had held the position of Executive Vice President, Commercial. In this role, he was responsible for the worldwide implementation of the company's commercial strategy. He was instrumental in negotiating IT deals with British Airways and Qantas, which formed the foundation of the current Airline IT line of business.

David joined the company in 1992 as General Manager of Amadeus Marketing and Senior Vice President of Amadeus Global Travel Distribution. He has played a leading role in the development of Amadeus from a European computerised reservation system (CRS), into a truly global business, marketed all over the world.

From 1979 onwards, David held various senior appointments in marketing and information systems with British Airways, culminating in the position of Vice President of Corporate Strategy.

Before British Airways, David spent 10 years with the British Civil Aviation Authority, where his last position was as Head of Economics and Statistics. From 1967-1969, he was an Assistant Lecturer in Economics at the University of Reading.

A native of England, David holds a BA in Economics from the University of Reading and an MA in Economics from the University of Essex.