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Cendant Travel Distribution
Services today announced that it has appointed Marise Hannaford to the position of Director Technology (Asia Pacific), based in
Sydney.
Marise Hannaford is a senior IT Professional with more than 20 years
commercial experience.
Prior to joining Galileo she spent four years with TeleTech, a US-based
multinational specialising in outsourced customer management. She was initially
based in Sydney as Vice President Information Technology Asia Pacific, responsible for leadership of the MIS & IT function for TeleTech across Asia
Pacific. She then moved to TeleTech's US headquarters to head up their newly
formed Global IT Solutions group.
Marise Hannaford has a proven track record in improving organisational IT
governance and investment effectiveness and is experienced in the management
of both in-house technology (applications & infrastructure), and applications
developed for external clients. She holds a Graduate Diploma of Business
Administration from the University of Technology Sydney.
'The changing nature of our business in Asia Pacific, especially in Australia where
the acquisition of Flairview Travel has significantly broadened the range of
Cendant TDS operations in this market, saw a need to add a strong, locally based
technical leader to our team,' said Janie Kaung, Executive Vice President and
Managing Director (Asia Pacific) of Cendant Travel Distribution Services. 'Marise is
ideally suited to the role, having gained extensive experience in strategic IT
planning & execution, coupled with strong expertise in the design, deployment
and management of business-related technology solutions in global companies.
She will be an excellent complement to our regional IT team.' |
