A new chief product and technology officer as been named by Travelport.
Tom Kershaw, who takes up the newly-created position, was most recently chief technology officer at independent advertising platform Magnite.
In the role, he restructured and led an engineering and product team of approximately 600 developers, overseeing the integration of product and engineering into a common organisation.
Kershaw was also product management director for Google in the Asia Pacific region.
Travelport chief executive Greg Webb said: “As Travelport+ is the central focus of our strategy, we’re continuing to invest heavily in our global technology and product resources to deliver more value to our customers with next-generation solutions.
“Tom is a proven change-maker, having led significant transformation in the enterprise Cloud space and global advertising sector, and I’m thrilled that he’s embraced the challenge of helping us modernise travel retailing.
“He brings invaluable knowledge and experience to our technology leadership team that will greatly support the evolution of Travelport+.”
Kershaw added: “Progression in any industry requires bold changes and I’m greatly impressed with the direction Travelport is taking to facilitate simplified, modern retailing for the travel industry.
“I’m excited to join Greg and the entire Travelport team at such a monumental time in the company’s transformation journey and look forward to accelerating innovation and delivering products that bring significant and meaningful value to its customers.”