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New role for former Amadeus VP

Wednesday, 27 August 20143 min read

Former Amadeus vice president Ian Wheeler has been appointed to the Board of business-to-business airfare search software provider Vayant Travel Technologies.

Wheeler has been acting as an advisor to the business for the last two years.

Chief executive officer Eric Dumas said: "We are delighted to welcome Ian Wheeler to the Vayant board of directors.

"We believe that his extensive background in the industry combined with his considerable experience as a senior level executive make him a key addition to serve Vayant’s shareholders as a member of the Board. Ian joins Vayant at the perfect time as we focus on growing our global customer footprint and strategic product innovation."

Wheeler previously worked for Amadeus across a number of senior roles including group vice president of marketing and distribution, managing director e-Travel andcChairman of Traveltainment. He has also worked for Hertz, Reed Elsevier and Thomas Cook.