Corporate Solutions team in Asia Pacific

Based in Bangkok, the regional headquarters, Lisa is responsible for Sales of Amadeus’ Corporate Solutions and Account Management for key corporate and reseller accounts in the Asia Pacific region.

Lisa has over 10 years experience in IT Sales, Business Development and Marketing. Lisa relocated to Asia in 2004.

Lisa has a BA (hons) in International Business with Languages from the University of Sheffield, UK and a Maitrise de Gestion (Management Sciences) from IPAG, France and also holds a Masters in Marketing from Cambridge College of Marketing. She holds a diploma in Marketing from UK Chartered Institute of Marketing and sits on the ACTE Asia Pacific Technology Steering Committee.

Matt is the Regional Head of Account Management based in Bangkok. He has over 10 years experience in the travel industry, working in London and Sydney.

Originally from the UK, Matt joined Amadeus Australia in 2005 as e-Commerce Corporate Manager before relocating to Bangkok. Matt brings to his position a wealth of knowledge in project management, implementation and account management.

Matt holds a degree in Politics from the University of Portsmouth.

Jacquie is a Regional Manager for Corporate Solutions in Asia Pacific based in Bangkok, and is responsible for providing consultancy services to corporations to assist them in streamlining their travel booking processes to maximise efficiencies.

In 1997 Jacquie joined Amadeus in New Zealand and relocated to Sydney in 2001, where she was responsible for the rollout of Amadeus solutions across the Australian and New Zealand markets. In 2006 after relocating to Bangkok and prior to joining the corporate solutions team she was responsible for selling Amadeus customised travel agency solutions to Travel Management Companies.

Jacquie is currently completing a Masters in Business Administration.

Darren Millward is Regional Implementation Manager, Corporate Solutions, Business Solutions Group. He is responsible for managing the implementation process of new Corporate Solutions customers and supporting customers both pre and post sales through technical and product knowledge.

Darren started with Amadeus Asia in October 2005 as Senior Trainer, and was promoted to Team Leader, Regional Training Department in October 2006. Prior to taking this position, he was a Programmer and then Trainer with Amadeus, France, having joined the company in July 1997.

Darren holds an honours degree in Linguistics and Computing from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.

Based in Hong Kong, Kathy is responsible for sales of Amadeus Corporate Solutions in the Greater China market. Prior to joining Amadeus Hong Kong, Kathy worked for Travel Management Companies (TMCs). Besides her extensive experience in sales acquisition and account management of corporate accounts with TMCs in Hong Kong, she has also worked in different departments of Cathay Pacific Airways for a period of 8 years.

Kathy holds a degree in Tourism Management from the University of Strathclyde. Kathy is a member of German Chamber of Commerce and HK General Chamber of Commerce.

Based in Singapore, Rita is responsible for providing consultative services for Amadeus corporate solutions. Rita brings a wealth of experience and expertise in corporate travel management from her previous roles in Travel Management, Expense Management Solution and the Hotel Industry.

Rita holds a Bachelors Degree in Hotel Management from the University of St Paul in the Philippines and a member of the British Chamber of Commerce in Singapore.

Hisashi Shimizu is an e-Commerce manager in Amadeus Japan. He is responsible for expanding the sales of Amadeus e-Travel Management to Travel Management Companies and corporations and then enhancing the usage of it.

Hisashi joined Amadeus Japan 5 years ago as Sales Manager after 17 years of experience in NTA and AMEX in the field of Corporate Travel Sales.

Shilpa Bhatia joined Amadeus India as the Head of Corporate Sales in June 2007.

In her role, she is responsible for the sales and implementation of Amadeus e-Travel Management for large corporations in India.

Prior to joining Amadeus she had been working in the aviation industry, providing her with an enriching experience of more than 15 years of corporate and multinational account management.

Andrew, who has been with Amadeus since the beginning of 2008 is responsible for the rollout of Amadeus corporate solutions in the Australian and New Zealand markets.

Prior to joining Amadeus, Andrew was the Head of Technology with QBT (the largest Travel Management Company in Australia and New Zealand) where he worked to supervise on-line adoption of Amadeus e-Travel Management as part of the overall technology strategy.

Andrew has over 8 years travel technology experience, starting in the industry at Navigant International (TQ3Navigant) where he rose to EMEA and APAC Regional IT Director roles.

Andrew’s team is formed by Tricia Lane and Andrew Delaney, both e-Commerce Implementation Consultants, and Ana Duarte, Product Manager and Trainer for the Corporate Channel.

As General Manager Sales and Marketing, Damien Leonard's primary responsibility involves the development and implementation of Amadeus' new sales, marketing and product strategies for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.

Formerly a Regional Market Manager for Amadeus Asia Pacific, Damien, brings to his position a wealth of travel industry and management experience.

Previously Damien worked for Amadeus Australia as Regional Manager, where he was responsible for travel agency sales and account management.

Damien leads a team of three regional managers, Yvonne Castle, Kim Staughton and Tracey Topia who are responsible for each of the different regions in the market.