KDS Expands Team

Travel and expense management provider KDS has expanded its team. Kate Roe, based in London and Paris, is now vice president of marketing, responsible for KDS’s corporate strategy as it expands globally. She previously led the Europe, Middle East and Africa marketing team for Digital River, a commerce-as-a-service provider. She’s also held senior marketing roles at global distribution system Travelport and procurement management firm Ariba. KDS also appointed Gary West vice president of alliances. He previously headed Salesforce’s independent software vendor team for northern EMEA. Meanwhile, Alex Ott, a KDS board member since 2007, replaced Gilles Samoun as chairman.