Amadeus Appoints Albert Pozo as President - Asia Pacific

Albert Pozo has been appointed President of Amadeus Asia Pacific.

Albert, who takes office from 3 August 2015, will direct Amadeus’ corporate strategy for Asia Pacific, focusing on distribution and new business areas such as rail, hotel, payments and venture investments.

Albert has been with Amadeus since 1993 and has extensive experience with in-market, regional and global roles.

He served most recently as Vice President for Global Customer Group, leading commercial activity, strategy, and business development for Global Multinational Travel. He was instrumental in Amadeus’ acquisition of corporate travel technology provider i:FAO in 2015.

Holger Taubmann, Senior Vice President, Distribution, Amadeus IT Group said, “Asia Pacific has been a priority region for Amadeus for many years, and Albert’s appointment builds on our strong business momentum across the region. Albert is a dynamic leader, bringing to Asia Pacific a wealth of experience with global customers and from diverse geographies such as Europe, Middle East and Africa. I have every confidence that with his passion, drive and customer-focused approach he will play a critical role in further growing our position as a market leader.”

Albert takes over from Angel Gallego, who is returning to Madrid.