CLAUDE Vankeirsbilck
has been appointed
chief operating officer of
American Express Global
Business Travel (GBT) at
Tourvest Travel Services,
while Wayne Muirhead has
taken on the role of chief
sales officer at TTS.
Morné du Preez, ceo of
Tourvest Travel Services,
said the appointments
were part of a realignment
of the company, to position
it for growth over
the next five
years.
In his new role,
Claude will be
responsible for
everything to do
with GBT, while
Wayne will be
responsible for
sales across all
the TTS brands,
with a focus on
travel IT.
“It’s an
exciting opportunity for me,
having been
in sales and
marketing for
Tourvest Travel
Services for
the last 10
years,” Claude
told TNW. He
said being
in a more
operational
and clientcentric
role,
he would be
responsible for
retaining existing clients
and also looking for
opportunities for growth
for the American Express
Global Business Travel
brand.
Wayne told TNW that
after managing the Travelit
new business sales
portfolio, he was looking
forward to providing travel
management solutions
to TTS’s corporate client
base.
Regarding the GBT
HRG buy-out, Morné said
there was no update as
the deal was currently
sitting with the approval
authorities. “Once it has
been approved, we will
have more information,”
he said.
