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Travelport GDS maintains regional offices led by local executives who understand the challenges unique to the travel industry in each part of the world.
Gordon Wilson | Bob Coggin | Philip Emery | Lee Golding
David Lauderdale | Kevin Mooney | Tad Ostrowski | Sue Powers
Keith Woodcock
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Gordon Wilson is president and CEO of Travelport GDS, responsible for its global activities across approximately 145 countries. Headquartered in Langley, UK, Travelport GDS is comprised of the Galileo and Worldspan businesses; Shepherd Systems, an expert in the field of providing business and marketing intelligence to the travel industry; AiRES, the next generation server based internal airline IT product suite and THOR, a provider of distribution and marketing services to travel-related companies.
Before taking on global responsibility for its GDS division, Gordon was president and CEO of Travelport Business Group, responsible for all of its B2B businesses across EMEA, Asia and Pacific, including companies such as GTA and TRUST.WizCom as well as Galileo. Previous roles have included vice president, Global Customer Service Delivery, based in Denver, CO; managing director of Galileo Southern Africa, based in Johannesburg, R.S.A.; managing director of Galileo Portugal and Espanà, based in Lisbon; and general manager, Airline Sales and Marketing for Galileo International.
Before joining Galileo International in 1991, Gordon held a number of positions in the UK airline and chemical industries.
Gordon holds a master's degree in law from the University of Cambridge, UK, and a postgraduate diploma in Air and Space law from University College, London. He also sits on the board of SITA, a provider of IT solutions and communications services to the air transport industry.
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Bob Coggin is Vice Chairman, Travelport GDS. Bob acts as an advisor and key ambassador for Travelport GDS across the travel industry, providing guidance and assisting in the management of Galileo’s relationships with all senior level airline executives and other supplier partners.
Headquartered in Langley, UK, and operating across 145 countries, Travelport GDS comprises the Galileo and Worldspan businesses; Shepherd Systems, an expert in the field of providing business and marketing intelligence to the travel industry; AiRES, the next generation server based internal airline IT product suite and Thor, a provider of distribution and marketing services to travel-related companies.
Prior to Travelport’s acquisition of Worldspan in August 2007, Bob was Vice Chairman of Galileo. Previous to this, Bob was Vice Chairman of Travelport Airline Services, responsible for supporting a number of strategic initiatives and as a respected industry veteran, worked to help elevate the company’s profile within the travel industry.
Before joining Travelport in 2002, Bob had a 42-year career with Delta Air Lines where he served in various senior positions in Delta’s Passenger Service and Sales/Marketing Divisions.
Bob attended Alabama Christian College and has participated in Executive Masters in Business Administration Programs at the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.
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Philip Emery is Chief Financial Officer for Travelport GDS. In this role Philip is responsible for all aspects of financial and statutory accounting, Sarbanes Oxley compliance, decision support, controllership, financial planning and analysis, procurement and financial systems globally.
Headquartered in Langley, UK, and operating across 145 countries, Travelport GDS comprises the Galileo and Worldspan businesses; Shepherd Systems, an expert in the field of providing business and marketing intelligence to the travel industry; AiRES, the next generation server based internal airline IT product suite and Thor, a provider of distribution and marketing services to travel-related companies.
Before joining Travelport in 2006 as Chief Financial Officer for the global Galileo business, Philip worked as an Entrepreneur in Residence with Warburg Pincus and prior to that he was CFO of Radianz, a global network provider, based in New York, which was sold to British Telecom in 2005.
Prior to that Philip worked in a number of global and European financial roles at FTSE and NASDAQ companies, such as CoSine Communications and 3Com Inc, holding roles such as International Finance Director and Controller and Operations Director.
Emery is a chartered accountant and holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Liverpool.
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Lee Golding is Senior Vice President Human Resources for the Travelport GDS. In this role, Lee is responsible for all HR activities related to the attraction, development and retention of talent; employee engagement; organisation design and development; change management and internal communications globally.
Headquartered in Langley, UK, and operating across 145 countries,Travelport GDS comprises the Galileo and Worldspan businesses; Shepherd Systems, an expert in the field of providing business and marketing intelligence to the travel industry; AiRES, the next generation server based internal airline IT product suite and Thor, a provider of distribution and marketing services to travel-related companies.
Prior to Travelport’s acquisition of Worldspan in August 2007, Lee was Senior Vice President, Human Resources, for the global Galileo business. Previous to this, Lee was Group Vice President Human Resources for Travelport’s Business Group in EMEA, Asia & Pacific, responsible for supporting the acquisition and integration of new businesses, recruitment and retention of key talent, succession planning and people development to enable Travelport to become a diverse, high performance organisation.
Before joining Travelport in 2002, Lee held a number of senior international HR roles including HR Director of Chordiant Software, a U.S. based CRM enterprise software provider and Head of HR at Kingfisher Plc, the UK based international retailer.
Lee Golding holds a BA Honours in European Business Administration and a master’s degree in Human Resource Management.
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David Lauderdale is Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Travelport GDS, heading the global CTO function for the businesses comprised of the Galileo and Worldspan GDSs, as well as Shepherd Systems, aiRES and Thor.
Previously, David was CTO and senior vice president - Worldwide Technical Operations for Worldspan. In this role he was responsible for Worldspan’s worldwide data center operations; communications network planning and engineering; e-commerce infrastructure engineering; and large server computer systems software, storage and infrastructure planning and management. Lauderdale set the strategy for Worldspan's technical architecture to include the latest development tools while maintaining high security, availability, efficient performance and low costs. David’s responsibilities also included migration to a second Worldspan data center to provide for improved disaster recovery.
Prior to becoming CTO of Worldspan, David served as the company’s vice president – Worldwide Technical Operations. Earlier, as Worldspan director – Worldwide e-Commerce and Communications Infrastructure, David led a project team to TCP/IP-enable Worldspan’s global distribution network, resulting in significant product improvements and major reductions in infrastructure costs. As director – Communications Software for Worldspan, David managed the e-Commerce Server Complex, along with mainframe communications software and hardware development, and implementation and maintenance activities.
Before joining Worldspan in 1993, David served as manager – Technical Services for the PARS Service Partnership (PSP). His career began in computer systems management in 1984 as a systems programmer for DST Systems Inc.
David is a native of Kansas City, Missouri.
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Kevin Mooney is Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Travelport GDS, with oversight of the organization’s businesses comprised of Galileo, Worldspan, Shepherd Systems, aiRES and Thor.
Previously, Kevin was chief financial officer (CFO) for Worldspan. In this role, he was responsible for Worldspan’s worldwide financial operations, including accounting and financial reporting, investor relations, financial analysis, budgeting, taxes, treasury, purchasing and Worldspan facilities globally. Kevin joined Worldspan as CFO in March 2005.
Before joining Worldspan, Kevin held key executive positions with leading telecommunications company Cincinnati Bell, Inc., formerly known as Broadwing, Inc., including chief executive officer, chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Earlier in his career, Kevin also held financial management positions with Valuation Research Corporation, BellSouth Corporation and AT&T Corporation. He was also a consultant for private equity investment firm The Carlyle Group.
Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Seton Hall University and an MBA in Finance from Georgia State University. He is currently a director of Time Warner Telecom, Inc.
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Tad Ostrowski is General Counsel, responsible for the global legal matters of Travelport GDS.
Headquartered in Langley, UK, and operating across 145 countries, Travelport GDS comprises the Galileo and Worldspan businesses; Shepherd Systems, an expert in the field of providing business and marketing intelligence to the travel industry; AiRES, the next generation server based internal airline IT product suite and Thor, a provider of distribution and marketing services to travel-related companies.
Prior to Travelport’s acquisition of Worldspan in August 2007, Tad was General Counsel for the global Galileo business. Tad joined Galileo International in 2001 and has held a number of senior legal roles in that time.
Before joining Galileo, Tad was an associate in the Corporate Finance department at Richards Butler in London and at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal's London office. He graduated from London University and The College of Law. Tad is fluent in English, French, Italian and Polish.
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Sue Powers is Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Travelport GDS, overseeing the global product and application development organizations and initiatives of the Worldspan, Apollo and Galileo GDS and Airline Services.
Previously, Sue was chief information officer and senior vice president – Worldwide Product Solutions for Worldspan. In this role, she was responsible for guiding product and applications technical strategy, and product and project delivery for worldwide customers, including airlines, industry suppliers, travel agencies and e-commerce customers. Her responsibilities also included quality engineering and internal business systems, as well as identifying customer requirements, managing integration projects, developing and delivering products that supported all Worldspan business units, and capitalizing on emerging market opportunities.
Earlier at Worldspan, Sue served as senior vice president – Worldwide e-Commerce, responsible for developing the company’s leadership role in the emerging e-commerce travel distribution business. Prior to that, she was vice president – Sales and Marketing, responsible for all sales and marketing functions for Worldspan travel agencies in the Americas, as well as worldwide marketing relationships with airline, hotel, car rental and travel supplier customer groups. Sue joined Worldspan as vice president – Product Marketing in 1993.
Sue has served as a marketing and systems executive for other global companies in the travel and transportation industries, including Northwest Airlines. Throughout her career, she has managed diverse functions, including market development, product and systems marketing, distribution planning, sales, pricing, quality improvement, customer service, and product and project management.
In 2006, the Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA) awarded its top honor to Sue, the Global CIO of the Year Award. In 2003, The American Business Awards selected Sue as Best Product Development or Engineering Executive. Also in 2003, the Technology Association of Georgia named her Woman of the Year in Technology, and she was named one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in Travel by Travel Agent Magazine, making her a seven-time recipient of this honor. Travel Agent also named Sue to its People of the Year Winner’s Circle in 1994 and 2000. Sue is a member of the CIO Magazine Advisory Board.
Sue received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Southern Illinois University and an MBA from Northern Illinois University.
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Keith Woodcock is Senior Vice President, New Business Development, responsible for the identification, incubation and development of new business opportunities within the global travel industry. Based in Denver, US, Keith heads up a team focused on research and innovation.
Headquartered in Langley, UK, and operating across 145 countries, Travelport GDS comprises the Galileo and Worldspan businesses; Shepherd Systems, an expert in the field of providing business and marketing intelligence to the travel industry; AiRES, the next generation server based internal airline IT product suite and THOR, a provider of distribution and marketing services to travel-related companies.
Prior to Travelport’s acquisition of Worldspan in August 2007, Keith was Chief Information Officer for the global Galileo business. Previous to this, Keith was Chief Information Officer for Travelport’s Business Group in EMEA, Asia & Pacific, responsible for overseeing the Technology Infrastructure and Internal Business Systems.
Before joining Travelport’s predecessor in 1999, Keith served in numerous management positions at companies such as USoft UK (part of Unisys), and PHH.
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