Amadeus appoints Frédéric Saunier as new General Manager Travel Sellers for France

December 4, 2023

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Frédéric Saunier is taking the role of General Manager Travel Sellers France and Gestour from 1st of January 2024.

Bertrand Poey is moving to a new position in Amadeus

Amadeus announces the appointment of Frédéric Saunier to the position of General Manager Travel Sellers France and Gestour, Amadeus, effective from January 1, 2024. Frédéric will replace Bertrand Poey, who is taking a new position at Amadeus as Division Head of Traveler Touchpoint and Experience for Airlines Solutions.

Frédéric Saunier joined Amadeus in 2013 as Director of Sales and Account Management in France, leading the commercial and sales activities for Amadeus France. He then moved to Singapore in 2015 as Head of Corporations in Asia Pacific. Since 2019, Frédéric has been Vice President of Airline Distribution Sales, in charge of negotiating content deals with airlines headquartered in Asia Pacific. He led the negotiations of the first NDC deals in the region.

Before joining Amadeus, Frédéric worked for 13 years at Air France KLM, holding positions in Distribution and Global Corporate Sales.

Commenting on the news, Francesca Benatti, SVP Travel Sellers Europe, Amadeus said, “I’m delighted to welcome Frédéric Saunier to his new position at the helm of the company’s organization in France. I’m confident that he will continue to drive Amadeus’ success in this strategic market, helping our business and our customers’ business to further expand. He has a strong strategic, commercial, and leadership background and his extensive experience in travel distribution and deep understanding of the French market will ensure our customers remain in good hands.”

Francesca added, “We want to recognize Bertrand Poey for his crucial role in managing Amadeus in France during the difficult pandemic period and maintaining Amadeus’ leading position in the market. During his tenure as General Manager, Bertrand secured several key deals with partners and customers in France, he ensured customers’ needs were properly met and maintained a strong collaboration with the main industry organizations in the market. We wish Bertrand the very best for his new role.”

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