Jean-Paul Hamon

Appointed in March 2004 to the position of Executive Vice President, Development, Jean-Paul is responsible for all Amadeus software development branches, managing a workforce of 2,700 in 12 sites worldwide (Nice, London, Paris, Sydney, Antwerp, Aachen, Frankfurt, Munich, Boston, Miami, Toronto and Bangalore). He also holds the position of President of Amadeus sas, the central headquarters for product management, marketing and development in Sophia Antipolis.

Jean-Paul began his career in Operational Research initially at the French Defense Operations Centre and then at Air France.

In 1986 Jean-Paul was a core member of the group that pioneered the creation of Amadeus, which he joined in 1988. Appointed Senior Vice President, Development, his work grew in line with Amadeus' success and expansion. In March 1998, he left Amadeus to become Executive Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer for Air France. In 2000 he joined the Amadeus Board of Directors.

A French national, Jean-Paul graduated from l’École des Mines, Paris, and has extensive experience in the travel technology sector.