American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has promoted Michael
Qualantone to chief revenue officer reporting directly to CEO Paul Abbott.
Qualantone, who was been with the company nearly 11 years,
was most recently executive vice president of global supplier relations at the
TMC, leading both the supplier relations and meetings and events teams. Based
in GBT’s Phoenix office, he will partner with incoming chief commercial officer
Drew Crawley to accelerate the company’s sales growth while assuming leadership
of the pricing team. He will also maintain a focus on driving growth in the
M&E business.
Commenting on his promotion, Qualantone said: “While GBT is
already the established TMC leader in the meetings and events space, there is
so much more we can do for our clients, to grow our volumes, enhance our
partnerships and deliver more solutions and benefits. I’m very excited about
this expanded role, and to further partner with the commercial team, as we
continue to invest, advance and win with out current clients and across the industry.”
Abbott added: “Mike has done a tremendous job driving our
supplier strategy while greatly enhancing value and savings opportunities for
clients. He has built a strong team, works effectively across GBT and the
supplier landscape, and was a key internal leader as GBT transitioned from
being a part of American Express to a separate joint venture. As a board
member, I have always highly respected Mike, and as CEO I will continue to
support him as he takes on this larger role.”
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