New Abacus chief
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Abacus International has appointed Robert Bailey as its next President and CEO, taking over from Don Birch from 14 April.
Bailey has more than 15 years experience in senior strategy, business development and marketing roles in the travel distribution industry. It includes six years with SITA, a global telecommunications and IT services company serving the airline, travel and transportation sectors and 11 years with Galileo International. Most recently, Bailey was Senior Vice President and Managing Director at ITSMA, a professional services practice specialising in technology and services marketing.
“Robert Bailey’s breadth of experience in travel distribution, technology and marketing will be a great asset for Abacus as it moves into the next phase of development,” said Birch.
Current President and CEO, Don Birch, announced last year he would be stepping down this year after six years with the company.
Bailey said he also looked forward to building upon Abacus’ strong partnership with Asian travel agents established under Birch.
“Abacus has made excellent progress by not just offering strong travel content, but also encouraging and empowering travel agents to tackle the challenges posed by new distribution technologies and the changing airline landscape, which many are doing with great success.”
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