CWT appoints president for hotel distribution division
Carlson Wagonlit Travel has appointed David Falter as president of its hotel distribution division, RoomIt.
Based in RoomIt’s Chicago office, he will report to Kurt Ekert, president & CEO of CWT.
Scott Brennan, who led the launch phase of the business, will become chief growth officer of RoomIt.
Falter is a six-time CEO and Board director who has successfully led companies across numerous industries, including electronic travel distribution, business services, systems integration and software development, and cloud-based storage.
Most recently, he was president and CEO of Antenna International and managing partner of Acorn Growth Partners Inc.
Falter is also a non-executive director at BizPay.
"Dave brings a wealth of business acumen and experience to the team, and I am delighted to welcome him to CWT," said Kurt Ekert.
"He has a terrific track record of leading growth, and with his technology and travel sector background, I am confident he will accelerate RoomIt’s performance, while Scott will focus wholly on executing our growth plans."
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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