Biztravel.com Selects New Senior VP of Marketing and Business Development; Bonnie Schwartz, Formerly of American Express, Enhances Travel Expertise at Leading Internet Company.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1997--Biztravel.com, (www.biztravel.com) the leading Internet company for frequent business travelers, announced today the appointment of Bonnie bon·ny also bon·nie adj. bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est Scots 1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty. 2. Excellent. Schwartz as the company's new senior vice president of marketing and business development. At Biztravel.com, Schwartz will oversee all marketing and business development activities, including all product management, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , advertising, and new business development. She will report directly to John Williams This biographical article or section needs additional references for verification. Please help [ to improve this article] by adding additional sources. Unverifiable material about living persons must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Biztravel.com. "We are tremendously excited to welcome Bonnie Schwartz to our team," Williams said. "Bonnie is a proven marketer and leader within the travel industry, and her experience in corporate travel will make her an asset to our clients." Since 1981, Schwartz has held a variety of marketing positions at American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. . From 1995 to 1997, she was vice president of Partnership Sales and Relationships, where she managed new business expansion and ongoing portfolio activities for co-branded card products. Prior to this position, Schwartz was vice president for travel industries at American Express, managing card business generated by 15 of the largest airline, lodging and car rental companies in the U.S. "Bonnie's appointment strengthens our commitment to assembling an executive team of experienced travel industry veterans, enabling us to provide the expertise that today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. travelers demand," said Williams. "Unlike our net-focused competition, we provide our clients with considerable travel experience, utilizing today's technology to leverage our expertise." Biztravel.com is dedicated to being a travel company that leverages the Internet, rather than an Internet company that specializes in travel. In addition to Schwartz, Biztravel.com's executive roster includes: Williams, formerly senior vice president/general manager of Consumer Travel Network, USA at American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc.; Ted Carter, former CEO of Interactive TravelVision Network, Inc. and George Nassef, former managing director, product marketing, SABRE Travel Information Network. This combination of travel and technology experience sets Biztravel.com apart from the rest. Biztravel.com, based in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , offers a variety of travel- related services designed for frequent business travelers. The travel reservation system, bizReservations, enables travelers to create personalized itineraries to meet their particular travel goals -- whether it's to maximize frequent flyer frequent flyer Hospital practice A popular term for a Pt who is regularly admitted to a particular ER or health care facility, for various reasons miles, obtain lowest airfares, or secure direct, non-stop flights. Biztravel.com offers travel news, opinions and advice in bizTraveler, the company's on-line magazine, as well as weather forecasts, restaurant guides, turn-by-turn driving instructions and street maps in bizCityInfo. The web site has earned numerous awards for its combination of valuable services, appealing design and ease-of-use. The company is backed by Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking , News Corporation and Informix Corporation, as well as three top-tier Silicon Valley venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] : Accel Partners, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and New Enterprise Associates. CONTACT: Biztravel.com Bonnie Schwartz, 212/696-9800 bschwartz@biztravel.com George Roukas, 212/696-9800 groukas@biztravel.com or Wilson McHenry Company Joanne Serling, 212/527-0800 jserling@wmc.com Will Steinberg, 415/638-3400 wsteinberg@wmc.com |
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