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Travelport names MD Australia

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SYDNEY, 5 February 2018: Travelport appoints of Scott Barber as managing director for Australia and New Zealand effective 5 February.

He replaces Kaylene Shuttlewood, who has held the role for the past three years.

This is Barber’s 10th year with the global travel commerce platform, with his most recent post being director of commercial strategy Asia-Pacific based in Singapore.

Prior to that, he was based in Sydney having held roles managing a number of key customers in the region.

With this new appointment, Scott will be responsible for managing operations and reinforcing Travelport’s business in Australia and New Zealand. Scott will continue to report to Mark Meehan, managing director Asia-Pacific for Travelport, based in Singapore.

On the task ahead Barber said: “Being the first travel commerce platform to achieve an IATA NDC Level 3 accreditation, it is crucial for us to support the industry in embracing open and innovation-driven technology solutions in delivering travel choices.”

His appointment is backed by further investments from Travelport’s air commerce team in the appointment of Sue Carter as the new commercial director, Pacific. She started her new role 15 January and is responsible for driving Travelport’s commercial strategy for airlines in the Pacific region.

Also based in Sydney, she reports to Chris Ramm, Travelport’s senior commercial director for the Indian Subcontinent, North Asia and Pacific in Singapore.

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