TRUST International Appoints Connie Rheams President of TRUST in the Americas.Business Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2001 Reservations Technology Provider Plans Continued U.S. Growth TRUST International, a member of the Bertelsmann Group, today announced the appointment of Connie Rheams as President of TRUST in the Americas. Rheams will continue to report to Dr. Peter Agel, 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 TRUST International. She had served as Vice President of Business Development for the past two years from the Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. office, where she was responsible for sales and marketing initiatives in the Americas. "As President of TRUST, I will continue our plans for growth in the U.S. market for hospitality technology and service solutions," stated Rheams. "We will continue to strengthen strategic partnerships, expand our client base, and optimize the Bertelsmann relationship through enhanced digital content management and distribution." At the ResExpo 2001 conference on March 28, Rheams will present TRUST's growth strategy, the company's first joint content management initiative with Bertelsmann and TRUSTView, an Internet-based data management and analysis tool. Connie Rheams has 16 years of experience in the travel industry. Previously, Rheams spent 14 years working with AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. Corporation where she held various management positions at American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the , TeleService Resources, and SABRE. Rheams served on the Latin American Task Force at American Airlines, which coordinated all aspects of integrating Eastern Airlines operations throughout Central and South American routes American Routes is a public radio program hosted by Nick Spitzer that explores connections between the many musical styles that have blossomed in the United States. It began in the late 1990s, and normally originates from studios in the French Quarter of New Orleans, . She led the Hospitality Division at TeleService Resources and served as the head of Product Marketing for SABRE Internet Travel Solutions, which developed custom designed Web sites for companies such as cheaptickets.com and lowestfare.com. Rheams also managed the reservations outsourcing relationship with Canadian Airlines Canadian Airlines International Ltd. was, from 1987 until 2001, Canada's second largest airline after Air Canada, carrying more than 11.9 million passengers to over 160 destinations in 17 countries on five continents at its height in 1996. . "Connie Rheams has an impressive track record of managing relationships with global travel organizations. We are certain that through her leadership we will continue to position TRUST as a innovator in hospitality technology," said Dr. Peter Agel, CEO. About TRUST International TRUST International (www.trustinternational.com) is a member of the Bertelsmann Group, the international media giant. TRUST develops and implements a state-of-the-art central reservation central reservation Noun Brit & NZ the strip that separates the two sides of a motorway or dual carriageway central reservation n (BRIT) (AUT) → mediana system, providing tailor-made, real-time reservations and global distribution solutions for the hospitality industry. TRUST services provide real-time solutions that seamlessly connect hotels and bookers worldwide, including private label telephone lines, connectivity to all Airline Reservations Systems and to various websites and Internet platforms. TRUST maintains three offices worldwide including the Headquarters in Frankfurt, the Americas office in Orlando, Florida, and a reservations center in Singapore. Among TRUST's clients are some 1,300 hotels at 685 destinations in 95 countries such as SRS-WORLDHOTELS, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, Pan Pacific Hotels & Resorts, Kempinski Hotels & Resorts, Dorint Hotels & Resorts, Movenpick Hotels & Resorts, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group (MOHG) is a hotel management company which is part of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited and is formally known as Mandarin Oriental International Limited. , Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Swissotel, Oberoi Hotels Oberoi Hotels is an Indian luxury hotel chain established in 1934. It has branches in five countries, situated in two continents (Asia and Africa) including two ships. The chain operates hotels and resorts. , Astron Hotels, and Small Luxury Hotels of the World. |
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