GTA by Travelport has appointed David Painter as chief operating officer.
Based in London and reporting directly to the company’s president and CEO Ken Esterow, he will be responsible for hotel contracting and inbound operations globally.
He will also head up GTA Simplify, the company’s programme to make it easier for suppliers, customers and employees to work with GTA.
Painter joins from Travelex, where he was MD EMEA of the combined Travelex retail and commercial foreign exchange businesses.
Before that he was chief operating officer for Thomas Cook’s global and financial Services business.
By Bev Fearis
