Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 26 | Page 54

INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS Altron Karabina appoints Western Cape Lead “For our part, our focus has been with a mix of retail, financial and insurance services, and manufacturing business in the region that we have been aligning our offerings to. “Prior to joining Altron Karabina, I led a national marketing and business development team from the front line and in the trenches with the sales teams driving market orientation. I still believe in being a hands-on leader and meeting he r, T er business in the region through sales and account management. “Marc has a good understanding of Altron Karabina’s technology solutions and I know he really cares and looks after our existing and potential customers. He will represent us well in this important and strategic territory,” said Grant van der Wal, Managing Director of Altron Karabina. Marc Fletcher, Territory Lead for the Western Cape at Altron Karabina. said: “These are exciting times for the Western Cape region. Cape Town is highly regarded as being the South African epicentre of technology innovation and start-ups. However, there is also a strong, established and growing commercial and enterprise business segment that still needs to be serviced. icrosoft technology partner, Altron Karabina, has recently appointed Marc Fletcher as its new Territory Lead for the Western Cape. He joined the company in 2017 in a business development role and has been focused on growing the Western Cape’s data, planning and analytics, and digital workplace M r it ory Ka on ltr A t Lead e a for the Western Cap with customers and understanding their business first-hand, which facilitates the necessary and important cycling of market intelligence into the strategy as a continuous improvement process.” |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Amadeus bolsters Abu Dhabi Team with new appointment an i, S a le W s D irec tor – A l Ai bu Dhabi and A m n, A ad s eu ith the Abu Dhabi tourism industry set for continued growth, Amadeus has announced its latest appointment. Rajat Bhutani has been announced as Sales Director – Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, to support Amadeus customers in shaping the future of travel. With more than 26 years of experience across several markets in the GCC and Asia, Bhutani will apply his expertise to 54 strengthening Amadeus’ position as a leading provider of technology solutions for the travel sector. He will promote the company’s value- based propositions to customers focusing on business growth and working closely with Amadeus airline customers in particular. “Having spent several years working with Amadeus products as part of Bird group, it is a privilege to bring my expertise into Amadeus’ thriving Abu Dhabi office,” said Bhutani. “Working with one of the most prominent and respected companies in the travel technology sector is an honour. I look forward to contributing to our customers’ success in the years to come.” Graham Nichols, Managing Director of Amadeus Gulf, said: “Rajat has a wealth of knowledge in the travel industry covering sales, technology and product design. He is quickly getting up to speed with Amadeus’ business and is meeting our customers to identify future opportunities to improve the travel experience. I have no doubt that Rajat will be a great asset to our customers and wish him well in this important role.” Amadeus builds some of the most critical solutions that help airlines and airports, hotels, search engines, travel agencies, tour operators and other travel players to run their operations, with dedicated staff covering more than 190 countries worldwide. He will promote the company’s value-based propositions to customers focusing on business growth and working closely with Amadeus airline customers in particular.