Air Canada this week realigned its sales and distribution
organizations, with Air Canada Vacations president and CEO Zeina Gedeon taking
on the newly created role of vice president of e-commerce, product distribution
and sales development, overseeing "sales development" as well as
"strategy, development and ongoing management of all distribution channels
pertaining to Air Canada products and digital touch points," according to
the carrier.
Senior director of distribution Graham Wareham, director of
business development Robert Trudeau, director of passenger sales for Canada Anna
Buchnea and a yet-to-be-appointed head of e-commerce will report to Gedeon.
Meanwhile, Air Canada appointed vice president of global
sales Claude Morin to vice president of global sales management, taking on
"responsibility for customer and partnership management on a global
basis." Reporting to Morin are director of agency sales Susan Clements,
general manager of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India Gary Cross,
director of multinational sales Laureen Davies, general manager of Asia and
Pacific Chris Garton, senior director of U.S. sales Patrick Khoury, director of
corporate sales Kathy Mason, director of leisure sales Rosanna Panetta and
general manager of Latin America and Caribbean Alex Pittman.