Great Leaders in the Travel Industry

Read stories about great leaders in the travel industry. The leaders selected represent different aspects of leadership within the travel industry.

Southwest Airlines President, Colleen Barrett

Information about Southwest Airlines and its history provide context for Colleen Barrett's great leadership of the Texas-based airline. Barrett serves as the president of the organization.

Southwest Airlines provides a reprint of an article seen in "Spirit Magazine." President of the airline, Colleen Barrett , discusses her emphasis on customer service and its influence on her career.

Under the leadership of Colleen Barrett , Southwest Airlines explains its philosophy concerning social responsibility. Other leaders at every level of the organization receives recognition.

Travelport CEO and President, Jeff Clarke

The Register provides news about hardware, software, management, and other sectors of interest in technology. Included in these stories is coverage of Cendant's appointment of former CA executive Jeff Clarke to the CEO and President position of its travel distribution business.

CFO: Magazine for Senior Financial Executives provides news about Jeff Clarke and his leadership at Computer Associates International Inc., also known as CA. As CFO, Clarke's role included a mandate to clean house and restore credibility by ensuring that anything detrimental to integrity, governance, or accounting would not be tolerated.

Travelport provides professional biographical information of its great leaders, including Jeff Clarke. Clarke serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Travelport and has extensive leadership experience in his prior professional roles with CA and HP.

Great leaders are often asked to speak or present at professional events. Jeff Clarke, Travelport CEO and President , presented at The Deutsche Bank 2006 High Yield Conference. This conference took place in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Computer World provides news of interest to the computing community. Jeff Clarke formerly served as the integration team leader for HP in its merger with Compaq Computer Corporation. According to analyst Gordon Haff, the integration of the two companies has gone as well as expected.

MSNBC and Newsweek provide online content about travel. Newsweek's Susan H. Greenberg and Jeff Clarke of Travelport discuss the changing face of the tourism markets, customers, and technology. Clarke serves as the president and CEO of Travelport.

Promedia Travel provides professional travel publications, including Travel Management. Jeff Clarke, CEO of Travelport , addresses technology issues and answers questions about running multiple systems in the publication's 5Q column.

Promedia Travel publishes a multinational travel newsletter called The Transnational. The Transnational features Jeff Clarke, President & CEO of Travelport in its 5Q column. Jeff Clarke comments about the competitive landscape in distribution and plans for the future in the context of its sale by Cendant to The Blackstone Group.