CEO Spotlight


 alt="In The Big Chair - Jeff Bzdawka of Knowland"  title="In The Big Chair - Jeff Bzdawka of Knowland"
Interview / Technology
In The Big Chair - Jeff Bzdawka of Knowland
By Jill Menze | February 17, 2022
Jeff Bzdawka joined hotel and meetings market intelligence data platform Knowland as CEO in June 2021, following a combined 20 years at Hyatt. Read More
 alt="In The Big Chair - Werner Georg Kunz-Cho of Fareportal"  title="In The Big Chair - Werner Georg Kunz-Cho of Fareportal"
Interview / Online
In The Big Chair - Werner Georg Kunz-Cho of Fareportal
By Linda Fox | February 10, 2022
With an earlier career in aviation (Swiss, Lufthansa and CityBird) and other travel intermediaries, Kunz-Cho has been with Fareportal since 2012 as chief operating officer and co-CEO from 2017. Read More
 alt="breeze-airways-neeleman"  title="breeze-airways-neeleman"
Interview / Online
In The Big Chair - David Neeleman of Breeze Airways
By Mitra Sorrells | February 8, 2022
 Airline industry veteran David Neeleman launched Breeze Airways in May 2021, making it his fifth commercial airline startup along with Morris Air, WestJet, JetBlue and Azul. Read More
 alt="In The Big Chair - Nicolas Huss of Hotelbeds"  title="In The Big Chair - Nicolas Huss of Hotelbeds"
Interview / Distribution
In The Big Chair - Nicolas Huss of Hotelbeds
By Linda Fox | November 24, 2021
Nicolas Huss became CEO of Hotelbeds just over six months ago, taking up the reins from chairman Joan Vila. Read More
 alt="big-chair-cwt-frymire"  title="big-chair-cwt-frymire"
Interview / Technology
In The Big Chair - Michelle McKinney Frymire of CWT
By Mitra Sorrells | November 10, 2021
Michelle McKinney Frymire became CEO of CWT in May 2021. She joined the company in 2019 after prior leadership roles at Starwood Vacation Ownership, Delta Air Lines and Continental Airlines. Read More
 alt="big-chair-dori-stein"  title="big-chair-dori-stein"
Interview / Distribution
In The Big Chair - Dori Stein of Fornova
By Mitra Sorrells | July 1, 2021
Dori Stein is one of the founders of hotel distribution intel service Fornova and has been CEO since 2015. Read More
 alt="stan-boland-five"  title="stan-boland-five"
Interview / Technology
In The Big Chair - Stan Boland of Five
By Linda Fox | June 22, 2021
Five announced Series B funding of $41 million in March 2020 to further develop its in-car software. In 2019 the company conducted tests of self-driving cars in London. Read More
 alt="In The Big Chair - Sankar Narayan of SiteMinder"  title="In The Big Chair - Sankar Narayan of SiteMinder"
Interview / Distribution
In The Big Chair - Sankar Narayan of SiteMinder
By Linda Fox | May 26, 2021
Sankar Narayan took up the reins at SiteMinder's first CEO in late 2018, joining from Xero, a cloud accounting software company. He previously held roles at technology and travel brands including Virgin... Read More
 alt="In The Big Chair - Roberto Martinoli of Silversea Cruises"  title="In The Big Chair - Roberto Martinoli of Silversea Cruises"
Interview / Online
In The Big Chair - Roberto Martinoli of Silversea Cruises
By Mitra Sorrells | May 4, 2021
Founded in 1994 and now part of the Royal Caribbean Group, Silversea Cruises is an ultra-luxury cruise line with itineraries covering all seven continents and more than 900 destinations. Read More
 alt="In The Big Chair - Julie Brinkman of Beyond Pricing"  title="In The Big Chair - Julie Brinkman of Beyond Pricing"
Interview / Technology
In The Big Chair - Julie Brinkman of Beyond Pricing
By Jill Menze | April 13, 2021
Julie Brinkman joined Beyond Pricing as COO in early 2020, quickly becoming CEO as she led the short-term rental revenue management platform through the pandemic. Read More
 alt="In The Big Chair - Patrick Andrä of HomeToGo"  title="In The Big Chair - Patrick Andrä of HomeToGo"
Interview / Online
In The Big Chair - Patrick Andrä of HomeToGo
By Mitra Sorrells | March 31, 2021
Patrick Andrä is the co-founder and CEO of HomeToGo, a search engine for vacation rentals with more than 250 employees. It also operates the Wimdu and Tripping.com websites. Read More
 alt="anand krishnan-ibs-software"  title="anand krishnan-ibs-software"
Interview / Technology
In The Big Chair - Anand Krishnan of IBS Software
By Jill Menze | February 4, 2021
In 2018, Anand Krishnan was brought on as CEO of IBS Software, a leading SaaS solutions provider managing mission-critical operations for airlines, airports, hotels and cruise companies. Read More
 alt="big-chair-alex-zoghlin"  title="big-chair-alex-zoghlin"
Interview / Technology
In The Big Chair - Alex Zoghlin of ATPCO
By Mitra Sorrells | January 7, 2021
Industry veteran Alex Zoghlin returns to travel as CEO of ATPCO - with ambitious plans for the 56-year-old company. Read More
 alt="ceo-interview-greg-webb-travelport"  title="ceo-interview-greg-webb-travelport"
Interview / Technology
In The Big Chair - Greg Webb of Travelport
By Mitra Sorrells | February 10, 2020
Greg Webb became Travelport’s CEO in August 2019, shortly after the company went back to private equity ownership in a $4.4 billion sale. Read More
 alt="ceo-interview-craig-brennan-switchfly"  title="ceo-interview-craig-brennan-switchfly"
Interview / Online
In The Big Chair - Craig Brennan of Switchfly
By Mitra Sorrells | February 5, 2020
The Switchfly boss talks with PhocusWire about how loyalty has changed over the past decade, what younger generations want and more. Read More