My Limousine Service (MLS) has named Pat Fragale, a travel industry veteran, as director of strategic growth. With more than 25 years of experience in hospitality and travel, he is the former president and COO of Direct Travel and most recently served as interim president at TakeTwo Travel Solutions. Fragale has also been executive vice president of Valerie Wilson Travel and president of Protravel International. MLS has over 120 company-owned vehicles.
Travelport has named Andrew Jordan as chief product and technology officer. He brings more than 25 years of experience in digital transformation and large-scale technology platform leadership. He most recently served as chief technology officer at Element Materials Technology, where he was responsible for driving the company’s technology, innovation, and cyber strategies. Previously, Andrew was chief product and technology officer at Carlson Wagonlit Travel where, according to the announcement, he successfully led the transformation of the $27 billion travel management company into a modern, digital-first platform business.
InteleTravel, a global travel distribution group; and its subsidiary Hickory Global Partners, a global corporate travel alliance; have named Kim Andreello as vice president of corporate development and strategy for both InteleTravel and Hickory, to play a role in creating the company’s and its brands strategic plans; and Patrick O’Brien as director of global sales and account development for Hickory Global Services, whose goal will be to enhance sales strategies, build lasting partnerships and drive exceptional value for members and partners worldwide. Andreello has over two decades of leadership experience in aviation, travel and technology. Most recently, he served as the senior vice president of corporate development and strategy at Mondee and as the president of Rocketrip, a corporate travel and incentive platform. O’Brien has over 30 years of experience in travel, previously holding leadership roles at multiple airlines.
HRS, the corporate hotel booking portal, has named Kari Wendel to the newly created role of vice president, meetings solutions for the Americas. She had spent 14 years at CWT Meetings & Events. In a LinkedIn post, Wendel said she would be working on HRS’ newly launched meeting solutions and services offering.
Ace Hotels has named Chris Penn as CEO. He has 25 years of hospitality experience, including serving as managing director of Ace Hotel London when it opened in 2013. Penn has also launched Performance Hotels, a management company. Ace also appointed Mostafa Abdella as COO. He was the managing director of Ace Hotel London following Penn’s tenure and rejoins Ace following consulting projects in a number of countries.
Chapman Freeborn, an air charter specialist and aviation support company, has appointed Cam Bolton-Wilson as vice president of its humanitarian and government division in the Americas. He most recently served for six years as a commando in the UK’s Royal Marines and 18 years in the defense and humanitarian sectors, including senior leadership positions on location in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Yemen.
