Brett Leslie
Solutions Travel SVP of strategy and growth Brett Leslie has been promoted to CEO of the travel management company as Solutions founder and former CEO Mark Walton has taken an expanded leadership role at the TMC's parent company, Talma Travel Solutions.
Leslie joined Solutions about a year after Walton launched the TMC, built on Spotnana's infrastructure. He came to Solutions directly from Spotnana, where he previously was a director focused on large-market sales. Prior to that he worked more than 11 years at Frosch.
Now as Solutions CEO, Leslie is tasked with speeding up Solutions' growth, deepening partnerships with clients and advancing technology solutions for the TMC, as well as strengthening Solutions' positions within Talma's global footprint. Talma took a majority stake in Solutions last year via its North American subsidiary, Brickell Travel.
"[Leslie's] leadership strengthens our ability to serve clients across the Americas with greater scale, consistency and innovation," Talma CEO Iya Magen said in a statement. "As Talma continues to expand in this region, Brett's vision and experience will be essential to unlocking the next chapter of growth."
Walton, meanwhile, earlier this year was named Talma's president for the Americas, leading strategic growth for the full company across the region.