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Her team develops innovative client solutions that deliver significant incremental hotel savings. She breaks traditional thought around the value of resource-intensive sourcing projects with fresh approaches focused on spend management and program adoption using consumer- and behavior-based strategies. Her team’s solutions are client-proven to drive more savings for less effort.

He focuses on the strategy development and implementation of Advito’s holistic spend management framework for a diverse range of clients to deliver savings, increase traveler satisfaction and reduce the environmental impact of travel. Olivier’s previous roles include global sales director and regional commercial director positions at Air France KLM in France, Singapore, Poland and Sweden. He is currently based in Montpellier, France.

A member of the leadership team, she’s responsible for internal training programs, keeping consultants up to speed on the latest tools and technology so they’re always prepared to provide exceptional client value. With more than 25 years of experience in the travel industry, Karen’s previous roles include leadership positions in audit, controlling, client pricing, and financial analysis.

His previous experience includes eight years at Air France-KLM, with six years in revenue management and pricing, and two years in e-commerce. He then moved to the hotel industry to lead a team of revenue managers for Radisson hotels in Frankfurt. Julien joined Advito in 2015 as a Managing Consultant for Air and Hotel and has diverse profile of consulting projects. He is also currently teaching tourism sustainability in a French Business School.

Previously, Laura served as a Worldwide Business Travel Sales Director for Hilton. She was charged with expanding Hilton’s relationships across a portfolio of global clients. Prior to Hilton, Laura was with American Express for 11 years. She spent six years in their commercial card consulting team and two years overseeing their Hotel Practice. Her early career includes five years spent as a business consultant, first with Accenture and later with BearingPoint.

Matthew oversees the delivery of Advito solutions and fosters client relationships. He has over 30 years of travel industry experience, including 18 years in consulting. Before joining Advito, Matthew held client leadership and consulting positions at Accenture, American Express, and Carlson Wagonlit Travel.  He resides in Colorado Springs, CO.

In addition to fostering long-term relationships, Shelley develops new business opportunities across EMEA, APAC, and North America. Shelley has direct client management experience, having worked as a Managing Consultant in Advito’s successful Traveler Engagement practice for three years before moving to her current role. Prior to joining Advito, Shelley spent 20 years working in destination, leisure, and retail marketing and sales roles.

She develops robust digital marketing and communication strategies which lead to improved cost savings, compliance, and satisfaction. Kelly’s traveler engagement strategies are tailored to meet client needs and follow company brand guidelines and tone of voice. Her strong customer service background has allowed her to reinforce the standards and commitment to marketing quality products through consistency and knowledge in each of the industries she has worked.

John oversees a team of developers, optimizing our AWS technology stack, and involving customers in our product development roadmaps. He focuses on the consolidation of multiple data sources and utilizes enterprise-caliber business intelligence tools to highlight opportunities for Advito’s customers. Prior to joining Advito, John held product leadership roles within multiple companies where he focused on Agile development methodologies and speed to market.