Ben Rodger takes over as MD of Vertical Systems
The Vertical Group has named Ben Rodger as new Managing Director of travel tech company Vertical Systems.
Rodger moves from his role as Group Marketing Director having rejoined the business in March of 2020.
He previously worked for the group from 2009 – 2012 before leaving to work in the vacation rental market.
He also held roles with Broadway Travel and Magicbreaks.
“I am thrilled to be in the role having worked for Peter for many years,” Rodger said.
“I already knew a lot of the Vertical Systems team and it is full of immensely talented, highly experienced people.”
Darren Manning moves to Director of Sales and David Becker to Chief Technical Officer.
“2024 promises to be another excellent year. We will step up our innovative approach to our two fast-paced industries: ‘travel and tech,” Rodger added.
Group CEO. Peter Healey, added: “Ben took over the challenging role as MD at my request in August, his great people skills and organised nature have already produced significant improvements.”
“We have seen most of our remote team return to the office, producing a massive uptake in productivity.”
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