Amadeus North America Elevates Head of Sales Tom Cates to Chief Commercial Officer position
Cates to manage and build upon all aspects of sales, business development and customer experience for North America travel agency subscribers
In this new role, Cates' chief responsibilities will be to manage and progress the increasing level of commercial interest, profitability and growth related to Amadeus' technology and service offerings to travel agencies in
"Tom has played an integral role in the growth of Amadeus in
Prior to Amadeus, Cates headed up System One’s organizational development department, a role he held when Amadeus acquired full ownership of System One in 1998. In 2000, he moved to the sales organization as Senior Director of Travel Agency Sales and was promoted to Vice President in the spring of 2001. His responsibilities continued to expand and he was promoted to Senior Vice President of Sales in 2002.
Before joining System One in 1992, Cates worked in the banking industry, serving as Vice President of Sales and Management Development for Great Western Bank in
Cates holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from
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A high-resolution image of Tom Cates is available upon request. Please contact Ken Garcia at kgarcia@crt-tanaka.com to request the image.
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 travelers). Solutions are grouped in four solution categories – Distribution & Content, Sales & e-Commerce, Business Management and Services & Consulting.
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