American Express Global Business Travel Appoints Jason Geall as Vice President and General Manager for United Kingdom

LONDON, July 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) today announced the appointment of Jason Geall as Vice President and General Manager for the United Kingdom (UK). In this role, Mr. Geall will be responsible for GBT's growth and development across the UK. Mr. Geall will report to Elyes Mrad, Managing Director, EMEA, American Express Global Business Travel.  

Mr. Geall was previously the Chief Executive Officer at the fast-growth digital student community organisation, the Student Room Group. Prior to this he held the positions of Chief Marketing Officer and later EMEA Managing Director at GetThere, a leading provider of internet-based corporate travel procurement and supply services primarily for businesses and travel suppliers.

"Jason has demonstrated experience in driving effective growth and has proven himself as a successful leader across a number of industries - including corporate travel," said Mr. Mrad. "In addition, as American Express Global Business Travel looks to further invest in our digital and mobile strategy, Jason's experience in digital services makes him a valuable addition to our EMEA leadership team."

In addition to his new role, Mr. Geall will also play an instrumental role in the development of GBT's business strategy across Europe.  

About American Express Global Business Travel 

American Express Global Business Travel enables corporations and empowers business travelers with insights, connections and exceptional customer service on a global scale. Through technology and information, American Express Global Business Travel provides leading travel solutions, integrated consulting services, proprietary research, and end-to-end meetings and events capabilities. These innovative offerings enable clients to optimize the return on their travel and meetings investments.

American Express Global Business Travel has operations and network partners in nearly 140 countries worldwide with approximately 12,000 employees. American Express Global Business Travel ranked first among corporate travel providers in the 2014 Corporate Travel 100 ("CT100"), an annual listing compiled by Business Travel News which ranks companies with the largest volume of U.S. air bookings. Learn more about how American Express Global Business Travel connects the world at http://www.amexglobalbusinesstravel.com.

American Express Global Business Travel ("GBT") is a joint venture that is not wholly-owned by American Express Company or any of its subsidiaries ("American Express"). "American Express Global Business Travel", "American Express" and the American Express logo are trademarks of American Express, and are used under limited license.