Altour, a TMC that is part of Internova Travel Group, has named Sree Pentyala as senior vice president and chief information officer; and Daniel Griffiths as senior vice president of global account management.
Pentyala, according to an announcement, will oversee Altour’s technology strategy, driving innovation across global operations. He joins Altour with over 25 years of experience in information technology, most recently serving as Internova Travel Group’s chief applications officer. His tenure there, said the announcement, was marked by major advancements in systematizing financial frameworks across various business units and significantly enhancing operational efficiencies.
Previously, Pentyala was a vice president at Cision and spent over a decade at Oracle Corporation and Wyndham Worldwide. During his time at Oracle, he managed operations in 27 countries worldwide, said the announcement, and designed and built several innovative software products and consulted on digital transformations for Fortune 500 companies.
Griffiths brings over two decades of experience in corporate travel management and travel technology to Altour. In this role, said the announcement, he will oversee the company’s global account management strategies, ensuring exceptional service delivery to Altour’s diverse clientele. Previously, Griffiths served as global director of commercial business partners and business intelligence at Travelport, where he led a global team to develop strategic plans for the global agency sales division.
Prior to that, Griffiths held senior leadership positions across several corporate travel brands within the Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) and served as vice president of corporate product for FCTG.
Gabe Rizzi, president of Altour, said that “with Sree’s unparalleled expertise in IT and digital transformation, alongside Daniel’s extensive experience in global account management, we are strategically poised to enhance our capabilities globally.” He added, “Our ongoing commitment is to simplify the complexity of connecting people so they can represent their brands in the most impactful way possible.”