Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has named Jean-Luc Duchemin executive vice president global human resources, effective April 6, 2010. Mr. Duchemin will be based in Paris and report to CWT president and chief executive officer Douglas Anderson. He will also be a member of the company’s global executive team. Mr. Duchemin, 55, has extensive international experience, having worked in regional and global positions for much of his career. Over the last seven years, he’s been based in the United States, where, most recently, he was senior vice president human resources for Philips Healthcare, a global division of Royal Philips. Prior to that, he was human resources director and divisional vice president for the worldwide Consumer Digital Imaging Group of the Eastman Kodak Company. Mr. Duchemin also spent several years working in Europe. In addition to holding senior- level positions based in Paris with Sperian Protection and Mitsubishi Electric Telecom Europe, he was with GE Medical Systems and GE Plastics in the United States and France. Mr. Duchemin spent the early part of his career with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Europe, as well as Lafarge S.A.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced the appointment of Ali Abdul Rahim Alhosani as its Airport Facilitations Manager at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Malaysia. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Mr Alhosani, a United Arab Emirates national, will assist Etihad’s KLIA Airport Manager in overseeing the Etihad airport office operations in Kuala Lumpur.

Viator, Inc., the parent company of Viator.com, the leading resource for researching and booking more than 5,500 trip activities and experiences at the best prices, announced the appointment of Scott Halstead,46, to the position of chief financial officer. Mr. Halstead, who will be based in the company’s San Francisco headquarters, brings more than 20 years of experience in building high growth companies to the Viator team. During his career, Mr. Halstead has put his expertise in finance and business operations to work in the health and employee benefits, payments and information services sectors, most recently at venture capital-backed entities. Prior to joining Viator, Mr. Halstead served as CEO of Zane Benefits in Park City, Utah. He was previously with WageWorks, Inc. based in San Mateo, California from 2003 to 2006, where he served first as CFO, and later as CEO. Under his leadership, WageWorks undertook four strategic acquisitions and was ranked twice by Inc. Magazine as one of the Top 30 fastest growing private companies. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Halstead was with eBenX, Inc. in Minneapolis, where he served initially as CFO, leading the company through its IPO, and subsequently as COO. Mr. Halstead held positions earlier in his career with Dun & Bradstreet and CompuServe Inc.