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CWT Revamps Executive Team

By Amanda Metcalf / June 30, 2016 / Contact Reporter
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s executive team has a new look under president and CEO Kurt Ekert, who joined the company from Travelport in April.

New Roles

  • Andrew Jordan, who joined as chief technology officer in April, now also oversees end-to-end products and innovation.
  • Kelly Kuhn, previously president of the Europe, Middle East and Africa group, oversees global sales, customer engagement and program management and CWT's Global Partners Network as chief customer officer.
  • Former Americas president Patrick Andersen handles enterprise strategy, marketing, corporate communications and relationships with technology and distribution partners as chief strategy and commerce officer
  • Scott Brennan leads a new hotel vertical as hotels president, having most recently served as executive vice president of global supplier management.
  • David Moran becomes chief human resources officer, moving from his prior role as executive vice president of global marketing and enterprise strategy.

Other Changes

  • Andrew Waller, who became executive vice president of global business transformation in February, will leave CWT July 1.
  • Executive vice president of human resources Jean-Luc Duchemin will retire July 1.
  • Berthold Trenkel left the company on March 31 to become CEO of Fursan Travel.
  • Matt Beatty became executive vice president of traveler services on April 1, replacing Trenkel.
  • Nick Vournakis, previously senior vice president of global marketing, took Beatty’s spot as president of U.S. military and government markets on April 1.

July 5, 2016, 10:30 a.m.: A previous version of this story indicated that executive vice president of global solutions Cathy Voss might get a new title. She will retain her current position.

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