August 18, 2009: Cheapflights Ltd, the pioneer and a global leader in independent online flight price search and deal comparison, today announced changes to its leadership team designed to strengthen and support the company’s international expansion.
Francesca Ecsery, formerly Cheapflights’ UK General Manager, has been promoted to Global Sales Director. Francesca joined Cheapflights in 2007 and successfully guided the growth of Cheapflights.co.uk as a market leader. Francesca will be responsible for Cheapflights’ global revenue and will lead teams internationally in sales, sales operations and advertiser relations. Francesca builds on her 20 years' experience in the travel industry that includes leadership roles at STA Travel, IfYouTravel.com, AirTours, and Thomas Cook.
Chris Cuddy, Cheapflights CEO, said: “We are thrilled to have Francesca’s considerable talents fully engaged in supporting Cheapflights' global growth. Francesca has built effective relationships with many of the world’s best-known travel brands and will be instrumental in providing consistently effective ROI for Cheapflights' travel partners. Our new globally aligned structure will enable Cheapflights to more rapidly deploy our proven model and increase our speed of decision making and innovation.”
Meredith Hanrahan has joined Cheapflights in the newly created role of Chief Marketing Officer. Meredith joins Cheapflights from Salary.com, where she served as CMO for the publicly-traded consumer website. She brings more than 20 years' experience in leading online and off-line marketing teams at companies including Terra Lycos, General Mills, and Lindt Chocolates. Meredith will be responsible for Cheapflights' users world-wide and will lead teams internationally in traffic, branding, content and public relations.
“We are very excited to welcome Meredith to Cheapflights. Meredith’s experience of attracting and engaging users on a global scale will be invaluable in extending Cheapflights’ ‘consumer champion’ mission to travelers world-wide,” said Cuddy.
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Contacts:
Cheapflights Ltd:
John Barrington-Carver: Head of Corporate Communications
Tel: +44 (0) 207 467 3535 : Mobile +44 (0) 7831 655 630
e-mail: corporate-pr@cheapflights.com
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Cheapflights.com.au is a great place to look for cheap flight deals and up-to-date travel information. It is part of Cheapflights Ltd., a leading international online flight price search and comparison site launched in the UK in 1996. Cheapflights does not sell travel products; it publishes selections of airfare deals available online. These are advertised by a growing range of flight providers. Our international sites provide millions of deals from their host countries where, every day, travellers can search for flight deals from both traditional and low-cost airlines, as well as smaller specialty-travel providers. Our experienced travel editors also post handpicked deals and flight offers exclusive to cheapflights.com.au. The Travel Guide section is packed with more than 100 destinations and the latest news and information, to help flyers enjoy the best possible travel experience, every time they fly. Cheapflights is committed to expanding the content and functionality of cheapflights.com.au, to provide users Down Under with a valuable tool to plan and accomplish their travel.
