Amadeus apoints new Customer Relationship Manager
Amadeus, is pleased to announce the appointment of Roy Grundel as Client Relationship Manager Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania
Sydney, 30 July 2007: Based in Melbourne, Grundel is focused on working with Amadeus’ existing customers in the southern states, ensuring they get the most out of their chosen solution. Applying Amadeus’ partnership approach, he will work with travel businesses to understand their needs and deliver solutions that drive growth and profitability.
Grundel’s career in the travel industry spans 17 years; he has worked with companies such as Club Med, Lauda Air and Austrian Airlines in various roles including Airport Manager, Duty Manager, Reservations Sales Manager and Sales Executive.
Grundel’s strong industry background and thorough knowledge of travel IT makes him a strong addition to the Amadeus IT Pacific team.
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About Amadeus
Amadeus is the chosen technology partner for providers, sellers, and buyers of travel. The company provides distribution, IT and point-of-sale solutions to help its customers adapt, grow and succeed in the fast changing travel industry. Customer groups include travel providers (airlines, hotels, car rental companies, railway companies, ferry lines, cruise lines, insurance companies and tour operators), travel sellers (travel agencies) and travel buyers (corporations and travellers). Solutions are grouped in four solution categories – Distribution & Content, Sales & e-Commerce, Business Management and Services & Consultancy.
Amadeus’ distribution system allows over 75,000 travel agency locations and 11,000 airline offices to make bookings on 500 airlines. It provides access to over 58,000 hotel properties and 42 car rental companies serving over 30,000 locations.
Amadeus has central sites in Madrid (corporate headquarters & marketing), Nice (development) and Erding (Operations – data processing centre) and regional offices in Miami, Buenos Aires and Bangkok. Amadeus has offices in 75 countries covering more than 215 markets. The company has over 6,500 employees worldwide, representing 95 nationalities. For the six months ended 30 June 2005, Amadeus reported revenues of €1,226.1m and net income of €154.2m. More information about Amadeus is available at: www.au.amadeus.com.
