Amadeus Strengthens Airport IT Leadership Team in Asia Pacific

Amadeus has appointed Sarah Samuel as Head of Airport IT - Asia Pacific and Sunil Ankalgi as Head of Sales and Account Management for Airport IT - Asia Pacific.

Sarah, who previously held the role of Head of Sales and Account Management, Asia Pacific, is now responsible for growing the Airport IT business in the region, overseeing sales, solution design, delivery, operations, and all commercial aspects of the airport unit within Amadeus. Based in Singapore, she will report to the Head of Airport IT, John Jarrell.

Prior to joining Amadeus, Sunil was a Senior Commercial Manager, Airport Services - APAC at SITA. In his new role, he will be responsible for selling and managing customer relations in the APAC region. Sunil will report to Sarah Samuel.

John Jarrell, Head of Airport IT, Amadeus, said, “Sarah is well on her way to growing our airport business. Under her leadership Amadeus has already won significant contracts, including major Asian airports. Now we’re pleased to welcome Sunil to our team. Both will have a big focus on driving innovation and delivering high-quality solutions across the business. We are a forward-looking organization and providing solutions which move the industry forward is key to what we do. I have every confidence in Sarah and Sunil to drive that.”

Sarah has over 22 years of industry experience, having held roles at SITA, Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Xybase Malaysia before joining Amadeus in 2014. Sarah is a prominent voice within the airport IT industry. She regularly attends airport events across Asia, speaking on behalf of Amadeus and talking to a range of issues facing the local industry.

Sunil also has over 20 years’ of experience in sales and business development with 11 years of business development and sales of airport systems in APAC.

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