Travel Leaders Group CEO Ninan Chacko has resigned "to pursue other opportunities," the travel management company announced Thursday, and TMC president J.D. O'Hara has been named CEO, effective immediately. O'Hara was named president in December 2018, joining Travel Leaders from Certares, the majority stakeholder in the TMC. The president role was created specifically for O'Hara and will not be filled in light of his move to CEO, according to the company.
Since being named president 13 months ago, O'Hara has managed Travel Leaders' operating divisions, as well as mergers and acquisitions and strategic planning. His new CEO role will also include oversight functions including the finance, information technology, supplier relations, human resources, marketing and legal departments, as well as the executive leadership team. He will continue to serve on the company's board of directors.
Chacko joined Travel Leaders in 2015 as CEO following a stint as CEO of PR Newswire. Chacko "led our company through a period of phenomenal growth and change and raised the profile of our company across the industry," Travel Leaders Group chairman Michael Batt said in a statement.