Amadeus Names Victor Pynn as SVP of Group,the Americas
Key appointment further advances Amadeus' focus and efforts in the U.S., Canada and Latin America
FEBRUARY 29, 2009 - Amadeus today announced that Victor Pynn, 20-year travel industry veteran and former Chief Operating Officer at TRX, has joined the company as Senior Vice President of its Multinational Customer Group serving the Americas region.
In this newly created position, Pynn will be responsible for sales and account management for Amadeus' efforts related to travel agency IT, corporate travel, large and multinational travel agencies, and online travel agencies in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.
Pynn is based out of Amadeus' Chicago-area office and reports directly to Dwayne Ingram, Executive Vice President of the group. Ingram joined Amadeus in July 2008 to head the new, dedicated team representative of Amadeus' increased commitment and efforts in the Americas region.
"Amadeus has a vision and a mission to listen to the evolving needs of our customers in the Americas and deliver on them in new and innovative ways,' said Ingram. 'With his tremendous experience and expertise in travel technology sector, the addition of Vic to our leadership team will be a key asset in making this happen.'
Pynn joins Amadeus from TRX Inc., a global leader in travel technology and data services. As Chief Operating Officer, Pynn oversaw operations, global solutions, and information technology for TRX worldwide. From 2003, Pynn lead TRX's global expansion efforts. He was promoted to Executive Vice President, Global Solutions and Information Technology in April 2004 and to Chief Operating Officer in March 2005.
Prior to joing TRX, Pynn held a variety of senior positions throughout his 15-year tenure at American Express in Finance, Human Resources and Operations departments. His most recent position at American Express was Vice President - Network Solutions for Corporate Travel, where he led a team of 300 to develop and drive strategic and tactical re-engineering initiatives.
Pynn is a graduate of Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology in Toronto, Ontario Canada, and is a Certified General Accountant.
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