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Conferma makes Board appointments and opens two North American offices

As part of its international expansion programme, Conferma is to open an office in the US and one in Canada.

Conferma, the expert in Travel and Expense (T&E) booking, settlement and reconciliation technology, announced today that as part of its international expansion plans, Sabre’s former European head Martin Cowley is joining the Conferma board.

A well-known and respected figure in the European travel industry, Cowley is equally recognised throughout Asia Pacific where he is now based. Before moving to Europe he was Chief Executive of Sabre Pacific and spent 20 years with the Swire Group holding a variety of executive positions at companies including Cathay Pacific Airways and was a founding member of the oneworld airline alliance.  Martin will work with Simon Barker, Conferma CEO and the Conferma team on international business development activities.                 

His appointment follows that of senior travel industry executive Shaun Hinds who joined Conferma earlier this year to fulfill the newly-created position of Commercial Director. Reporting to CEO, Simon Barker, Shaun has day-to-day responsibility for the business and oversees the strategic and market development as Conferma continues to expand its international operations.

Shaun brings extensive industry experience to the organisation having previously served as Director of Commercial for the Co-operative Travel Group where he had commercial responsibility for the Group. Prior to that he was with Cendant, initially as Business Development Director for their travel division and latterly as Managing Director of Travel 2. His experience also includes a number of management positions with organisations such as Alamo Rent a Car and the BAA.

As part of its international expansion programme, Conferma is to open an office in the US and one in Canada. Located in Falls Church, Virginia close to Washington DC, the US office will be the first Conferma has opened in addition to its Manchester Headquarters and will be used to spearhead Conferma’s offering in North America. A second office is planned for Vancouver, Canada and will be headed by Conferma co-founder Jim Barker.

Simon Barker, commented: “I’m delighted to welcome both Shaun and Martin to Conferma. They bring with them the right mix of strategic leadership, commercial know-how, industry knowledge and contacts to help take Conferma to the next level of growth. Their appointments, as well as the opening of our offices in North America, will enable us to consolidate our leadership position in the rapidly changing market for travel and expense settlement and reconciliation services.”

Conferma recently announced a partnership with U.S Bank enabling US corporates to benefit from its virtual payment offering, which follows similar partnerships with selected commercial payment providers including Mastercard, Barclaycard, American Express, Airplus and HSBC who all offer Conferma’s settlement and reconciliation solution to their corporate customers in the UK and Europe.

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