Jim Menge, a traveller by profession and by nature, and author of Business Evangelism: From Prospect to Customer for Life, has held leadership roles with some of the world’s leading travel companies prior to joining Rovia.
PLANO, TEXAS – Rovia, LLC, award-winning travel and service provider for membership-based global travel, announced Jim Menge has been named President, effective immediately.
Menge, a traveller by profession and by nature, and author of Business Evangelism: From Prospect to Customer for Life, has held leadership roles with some of the world's leading travel companies prior to joining Rovia. He was the Chief Marketing Officer of Silvercar, Inc. the Audi-exclusive car rental company, served in leadership roles at other diverse travel companies such as Viajanet, SilverRail, and was the Executive Vice President of Member Development at Virtuoso.
Menge was also the Travel Evangelist and Vice President of Technology Business Development at Sabre, the world's largest provider of air and hotel technologies, where the outcome of his development initiatives resulted in new products, services and major travel agency efficiencies. Previous to joining Sabre, Menge led the American Airlines Technology Product Marketing team, bringing Internet technologies to their travel distribution channels.
"Menge is a well-respected travel industry veteran. His solid history of building strategic relationships and his proven ability to develop high-performance teams will catapult the Rovia brand to new heights," says Wayne Nugent, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of WorldVentures Holdings, Rovia's parent company.
Menge is known as a "travel evangelist" and has spoken to global audiences on the topics of travel, innovation, branding and strategy. He has travelled over a million miles and visited more than 100 countries. "What I experience and what others experience while traveling inspires me," he says. "I look forward to helping those who love to travel see the world as I have."
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