Derek Sharp (左) and Nick Vournakis (右）
Nick Vournakis先生带领全球客户团队
Derek Sharp先生带领全球旅行服务中心团队
近日，以倡导“面向企业 · 服务员工” (B2B4E) 新生态差旅理念的国际知名差旅品牌宣布两项全球高管任命：任命Nick Vournakis先生出任执行副总裁以及首席客户官(EVP and Chief Customer Officer）之职；任命Derek Sharp先生出任执行副总裁以及旅行服务中心首席长官(EVP and Chief Traveler Experience Officer）之职。与此同时，两位高管将直接向CWT首席执行官(CEO) Michelle McKinney Frymire女士汇报业务并同时成为CWT全球管理团队(Executive Leadership Team，简称ELT)成员。两项任命已于2021年12月1日生效。
“我很激动能看到ELT再添虎翼，能有Nick和Derek这样的杰出管理人才加入，他们以往各自在客户团队和RoomIt酒店团队都表现出了卓越领导力，”CWT首席执行官(CEO) Michelle McKinney Frymire女士谈及此次任命时说道：“我们此次将客户团队和旅行服务中心拆分成两个独立业务部门，可以帮助我们的组织架构更为扁平优化，从而支持全球业务的高速发展。此次任命也与我们近期的加大投资计划目标一致。Nick和Derek的智识、经验与领导力必将增强我们的全球管理团队实力。”
“与此同时，我不得不遗憾地宣布Niklas Andreen先生将离开CWT。对于他和他所领导的团队在过去几年间为我们迈向成功所搭建的基石，我个人深表感谢，感谢他给我们带来的友谊、领导力以及对CWT的卓越贡献。我谨代表所有人祝福他前路美好！”
此次任命前，Nick Vournakis先生曾任企业全球客户拓展负责人之职。他于2000年1月加入CWT。在职期间，他还负责北美航空解决方案以及加拿大地区的管理工作。Vournakis先生在此之前，还曾服务于安永。他毕业于迈阿密大学，并获有经济学学士学位。
Derek Sharp在此任命之前，曾是CWT旗下专属酒店品牌RoomIt的首席运营官。在此之前，他主要负责CWT会议与活动业务。在加入CWT之前，Sharp先生曾在Travelport就职八年并担任多个高级管理岗位。他也曾在HP、EDS、UPS以及Bain&Company担任要职。Sharp先生拥有达特茅斯大学塔克商学院MBA学位以及得克萨斯农工大学政治学学士学位。
Michelle Frymire女士最后补充道：“CWT正在迈向另人振奋的新征程。我要感谢在过去18个月里为了争取所有后疫情时代光明的所有勤勉努力的员工队友。随着我们的企业资金回暖，管理层到岗就位，我们对于未来雄心万丈。2022年，我们即将迎来我们深耕旅游业的第150个年头。”
▋ 关于CWT
CWT是一家交易量位于全球领先的国际差旅服务商，其经营实体遍及140个国家/地区，品牌历史逾140年。CWT希望藉由差旅管理项目在完善员工出行体验的同时，帮助企业实现差旅成本优化以及人员绩效提升，最终推进企业商业目标并释放无限可能。CWT是首家在华推出开放式API差旅管理平台的B2B4E（面向企业 · 服务员工）国际差旅管理服务商。不仅如此，CWT旗下还拥有专业的会议与活动的专属子品牌，帮助企业实现差旅与会议活动综合管理。
CWT announces two Executive Leadership Team appointments
Derek Sharp (l) and Nick Vournakis (r)
CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, today announced the appointments of Nick Vournakis as EVP and Chief Customer Officer and Derek Sharp as EVP and Chief Traveler Experience Officer. Both positions will report to Michelle McKinney Frymire, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CWT and serve as members of the company’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT). Both appointments are effective 1 December 2021.
"I am thrilled to have Nick and Derek join the ELT, having so successfully led the customer and RoomIt teams respectively," said Michelle McKinney Frymire, CWT's CEO. "Separating Customer and Traveler Experience into distinct functions will flatten our leadership structure and bring greater focus to our strategic initiatives moving forward. This also aligns the business units with our recently announced investment plans. Nick and Derek's breadth and depth of experience and leadership talents make their appointments a natural fit for our team.
"At the same time, I am sad to announce that Niklas Andreen will be leaving CWT. The transformation that he and his team have achieved positions us for ongoing success and I extend my thanks and deep gratitude to him for his friendship, leadership and contributions to CWT. I speak for us all when I wish him the warmest of best wishes for the future."
Immediately prior to this appointment, Nick Vournakis was Managing Director, Global Customer Development, before which he was President, US Military & Government. He joined CWT in January 2000 and his other senior roles in the company have included responsibility for North American Air Solutions, and managing our Canadian operations. Nick spent four years with EY Global Consulting services having been awarded a BA in Economics at Miami University.
Derek Sharp was Chief Operating Officer for RoomIt, CWT’s global hotel platform, prior to this appointment, and previously ran CWT Meetings & Events. He spent eight years at Travelport in various senior management, strategy and consulting positions, as he has with HP Enterprise Services, EDS, UPS and Bain & Company. Derek holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a BA in Political Science from Texas A&M University.
Ms. McKinney Frymire added, "As CWT embarks on this exciting journey forward, I thank all of the teammates who have worked diligently over the last 18 months ensuring a bright future beyond the pandemic. With our recapitalization complete, and our new leadership team in place, we are excited about a bold future, one rooted in our rich heritage as we celebrate 150 years in travel in 2022."
▋ About CWT
CWT is a Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform. Companies and governments rely on us to keep their people connected – anywhere, anytime, anyhow – and, across six continents, we provide their employees with innovative technology and an efficient, safe, and secure travel experience.
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