South African Airways, South Africa s flagship airline and the continent s most awarded carrier, has announced the appointment of Todd M. Neuman as Vice President, Sales - North America. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at the carrier s U.
S. headquarters, Neuman will report to Marc Cavaliere, Executive Vice President - North America. As Vice President, Sales-North America, Neuman will oversee a sales team in the U.
S., Canada and Mexico to ensure the achievement of revenue budgets through the maintenance, growth and introduction of profitable sales from travel agencies, consolidators, tour operators, cruise lines and corporate accounts. Todd`s considerable experience in developing business strategies to capture both leisure and corporate sales will add great value to this position`s responsibilities in managing and executing strategy for each segment category to ensure that collective sales are always optimized.
With over twenty years of professional experience in the travel industry, Neuman joins South African Airways from his most recent position as Director, Product Development for National Leisure Group (NLG), based in Woburn, Massachusetts. There he was responsible for the overall product development and management of wholesale vacation package products, including all airline and car rental supplier relations as well as hotel and destination services products in Florida and the Caribbean sold through private-label, consumer direct distribution channels. Prior to joining NLG, Neuman served over 22 years with US Airways in several management positions in the Sales and Marketing Departments.
During his tenure with US Airways, he was instrumental in developing the leisure programs to support the carrier s aggressive expansion in the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe. Neuman is a graduate of the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa, with a degree in Business and Aviation Administration. South African Airways features the only direct service from the US to South Africa with daily departures from New York and Washington that offer travel convenience, award-winning service, and the quickest route to South Africa.
The airline s Africa network is unsurpassed, featuring connections to more than 20 destinations within South Africa, and more than 20 cities across the continent, making the airline the savvy traveler s gateway to Africa . The Economy Class Cabins aboard SAA s flagship A340-600s and A340-300s were recently reconfigured for extra legroom, while the carrier s Premium Business Class is among the most luxurious in the skies featuring a new 24-inch-wide, 180-degree lie-flat seat bed, recently rated as World s Best Business Class Seat by Skytrax. As a recent member to the worldwide Star Alliance, South African Airways is now able to offer its customers 852 destinations in 152 countries and more than 15,500 flights daily.
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