Thetrainline.com, a leading booking online engine for rail travel, has appointed Murray Hennessy as its new chief executive officer.
Mr Hennessy was until last December ceo for Avis Europe.
He takes over from Alan Tomlin who left the company at the end of last month.
Mr Hennessy joins thetrainline.com as more and more corporates use trains for business travel and a growing number of bookings are made online.
He said: ”The company has a fine track record and has built a very strong platform for further success in an industry experiencing accelerated growth.”
Mr Hennessy worked at Avis Europe for four years. Before that he has worked for the John Lewis Partnership, Buy.Com (UK) Limited, Pepsico Restaurant Services and Tricon Global Restaurants.
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