TRAVEL and expense supplier KDS has appointed a new business development director and a sales manager.
Annicka Lofstrand is the new business development director EMEA and joins from GetThere, a global online corporate travel reservation company and has more than 15 years experience in corporate travel.
Lofstrand is as a member of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, as well as the Institute of Travel Management in the UK and the Swedish Business Travel Association.
Sales manager Gary Pyatt brings 20 years of experience developing IT solutions as well as extensive background in travel and expense management. Pyatt was previously sales manager for Concur and held senior sales and product development positions at Outtask and IBM.
The appointments follow the recent launch of KDS Corporate V6, which fully integrates travel and expense management.
“KDS is delighted to welcome Annicka and Gary to our UK team, and we are confident their senior level expertise will help us to continue our expansion of strategic partnerships and direct sales across Europe and beyond,” said KDS senior vice president Stephane Donders.