HRG North America president Tom Gleason will retire on March 31, 2012,

seven years after he joined the company as part of its acquisition of Sea Gate Travel. According to HRG, company COO Kevin Ruffles and North America COO Jim Pagano "will continue to oversee the business in North America during Gleason's transition to retirement." Before joining Sea Gate, Gleason during more three decades held a number of roles at American Airlines, including executive vice president of Eastern division sales.