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CWT appoints John Pelant as Chief Technology Officer
16-Oct-2019 / 07:00 GMT/BST
CWT appoints John Pelant as Chief Technology Officer
Minneapolis, 16 October 2019: CWT, the B2B4E travel management platform,
today announces the appointment of John Pelant as Executive Vice President
and Chief Technology Officer, with effect from 1 November 2019. Based in
Minneapolis, John will report to Kurt Ekert, President & CEO of CWT, and
serve as a member of the CWT Executive Leadership Team.
Formerly CWT's Chief Information Officer (CIO), John will oversee the
continued development of CWT's engineering and technology, innovation and IT
infrastructure and operations. He will take over these responsibilities from
Andrew Jordan, who has decided to leave the company at the end of 2019 to
pursue other interests outside of CWT, until when he will be working with
John to ensure a smooth leadership transition with customers, technology
partners and colleagues.
"A terrific leader who has been with CWT for many years, John brings
invaluable insight and a track record of execution to our B2B4E focus. I am
delighted to announce this appointment," said Kurt. "I am also saddened to
see Andrew go, and thank him for the incredible contribution he has made
delivering against our digital strategy, and for helping our strategic
transformation. On behalf of everyone here I wish him every success and
happiness in the future."
A former Vice President (VP) of Global IT Operations, VP Global Product
Development and VP Americas IT & Global Functions, John was appointed Senior
Vice President and CIO of CWT in August 2016. He is also active in the
non-profit sector as a Board Member of the Orphaned Starfish Foundation, a
technical advisor to Thorn, and a mentor to the Genesys Twin Cities project.
John is a BSc graduate of St John's University.
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About CWT [1]
CWT is a Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management
platform. Companies and governments rely on us to keep their people
connected - anywhere, anytime, anyhow - and across six continents, we
provide their employees with innovative technology and an efficient, safe
and secure travel experience. Every single day, we look after enough
travelers to fill more than 100,000 hotel rooms, while our meetings and
events division handles more than 100 events every 24 hours.
Follow us on Facebook [2], LinkedIn [3], and Twitter [4].
Media contact: Julian Walker
Head of Global Corporate Communications and PR
T: +44 77 7582 2766
jwalker@mycwt.com
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