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Outrigger Enterprises
Group has promoted Dan Wacksman to the newly created position of Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing.
Mr.
Wacksman, who was most recently based in Hong Kong, has relocated to Honolulu to take on the additional responsibility as Senior Vice
President, Integrated Marketing while maintaining his existing role of Senior Vice President, Resorts Interactive Group. Mr. Wacksman, who
joined Outrigger in August 2007, will oversee the aggressive expansion
plans of Outrigger’s online business.
Mr. Wacksman has spent nearly 15 years in the
Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining Outrigger, he was Regional Director, Asia, with Gullivers
Travel Associates (GTA) in Hong Kong, where he was responsible for offices in six countries. GTA is one of the largest travel wholesalers in the
world, specializing in delivering travel content and technology to both traditional and online travel agencies.
Mr. Wacksman also spent several years working in mainland China with Cendant Travel Distribution Services, now Travelport, one of the world's
largest and most geographically diverse collections of travel brands and distribution businesses. As Director of Strategic Development, he was
part of the team that acquired a Beijing-based technology company and negotiated a joint venture with one of the largest travel companies in
China. He was later promoted to General Manager of this joint venture and was responsible for all aspects of the business, which led to the
successful launch of the B2C website and call center-based business
Aoyou.com.
Mr. Wacksman also worked for Cendant Travel Distribution Services in their New Jersey headquarters as Director of Business Development and
was involved in several acquisitions of online travel and technology companies and in successfully leading their business integrations.
Before joining Cendant, Mr. Wacksman worked in Honolulu with CheapTickets.com in various capacities, including training, operations, and
product and business development.
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