Kurt Knackstedt
Former HRS Pay chief executive Kurt Knackstedt has joined travel and payment company consulting firm 490 Consulting as a managing director.
Based in Sydney, Knackstedt will help 490 Consulting to expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region while adding his experience in payments and technology to the firm globally.
Prior joining HRS in 2021, Knackstedt co-founded and served as CEO of B-to-B payment automation company Troovo, and he also has worked in leadership roles at Rio Tinto, American Express and Travelport.
“Our clients are navigating new technologies, Al, changing distribution models, evolving customer expectations and new opportunities for growth,” said Greeley Koch, 490 Consulting’s founder and managing partner, in a statement.
“Kurt significantly expands the expertise we can bring to those challenges, particularly across payments, technology, commercialisation and business transformation.”
Koch and Knackstedt have previously worked together when Koch was executive director of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) and Knackstedt was president of the organisation's global board.