Travelport Appoints John Elieson as COO

Travelport has appointed John Elieson as Chief Operating Officer.

Based in Travelport’s global headquarters in Berkshire, England, John will have strategic oversight of Travelport’s growth strategy, sales organization and M&A agenda.

Before joining Travelport, John was President and CEO of Radixx International, a company that provides technology solutions to the airline industry. Radixx was recently acquired by Sabre.

Before that, John enjoyed a distinguished 30-year career with Sabre and its former parent company American Airlines, including roles as the leader of global sales for Sabre Airline Solutions and Sabre Travel Network’s leader of Global Accounts and Traveler Experience.

Greg Webb, CEO of Travelport, said, “John has a consistent history of driving growth and building highly effective teams. He delivered transformational expansion of the Radixx business and I expect to see a similar impact at Travelport. He brings a wealth of industry and transactional experience to my leadership team and we look forward to welcoming him to Travelport.”

John has an MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University and has served on boards for businesses, universities, municipalities and non-profit organizations. John and his wife will relocate to the UK later this year.

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