Bangkok--Jun 15--Galaxy
Galaxy Travel Distribution System Ltd., specialising in low-cost, on-line global travel distribution systems for hotels and other ground services, announced today the appointment of Mr Wutthilerd Chiannilkulchai, as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer.
Mr Wutthilerd, who prefers to be called by his nickname ‘Eddie’, replaces Mr Paul J. Casey, who recently resigned the position to spend more time with his family in the United States. The appointment is effective immediately.
For over 10 years, Eddie has served as President and CEO of Neo Metrix Holdings Group with 20 subsidiaries, the second largest gasoline wholesaler in Thailand with over US$ 250 million in annual sales. He is also a director and shareholder of the group. He has a background in accounting and computer engineering management, and holds an MBA degree.
Since October 1999, Eddie has served as a lead investor in Galaxy and a major advisor to the company. For the past six years, Eddie has been a regular and active participant in major Galaxy activities. For example, in 2002, he helped spearhead the creation, launch and expansion of Galaxy’s global solutions for Galaxy TDS.
In addition to gaining significant experience with the business firsthand, Eddie has been a frequent participant at Galaxy regional and global sales and National Marketing Company (NMC) meetings, and has regularly participated as a Galaxy representative at major global and regional trade events.
As the new CEO, his goal is to build Galaxy into a global aggregator of comprehensive travel products for the travel and tourism industry.
“Galaxy has significantly expanded its unique suite of on-line travel solutions; enhanced its supply and distribution of online travel products through major corporate link-ups and affiliations; expanded into key markets around the world; and effectively positioned and strengthened the brand worldwide.”
“Our goal now is to take Galaxy to the next level of development and market acceptance, using speed to achieve our commercial objectives,” Eddie added.
“The Galaxy family wishes Paul Casey well in all future endeavours,” Eddie stated.
Issued by Galaxy Distribution System Ltd. For more information, please contact:
Mr G.E. “Coke” Mead
Director — Public Relations
Incentive Dynamics (S) Pte. Ltd.
PR Counsel to Galaxy Distribution System Ltd.
Tel/Fax: 66-2 — 691 — 7193
Mobile: 66-1 — 850 — 7979
Email: [email protected]
For more information regarding Galaxy executive, regional initiatives and developments please contact:
Mr Wutthilerd Chiannilkulchai (Eddie)
Chief Executive Officer
Galaxy Distribution System Ltd.
Room 1203, 12/F UBC II Building
591 Sukhumvit Road
Bangkok 10110 Thailand
Tel: +66 (0) 2662 - 0259
Fax: +66 (0) 2662 - 0326
E-mail: [email protected]
www.galaxy-system.com
Or
Mr Iwan Spillebeen
Senior Vice President Operations, Chief Operating Officer
Galaxy Distribution System Ltd.
Room 1203, 12/F UBC II Building
591 Sukhumvit Road
Bangkok 10110 Thailand
Tel: (66-2) 662 - 0259
Fax: (66-2) 662 - 0326
E-mail: [email protected]
Note to Editors:
Galaxy Distribution System Ltd. (www.galaxy-system.com) is an unbiased, low cost on-line global distribution platform for hotels and other ground services. Galaxy provides travel professionals with multiple products which serve as solutions to specific market requirements—and which connect travel service buyers to a worldwide inventory of dynamic travel products in a way never before available to the travel industry.
Galaxy products, integrated and driven by a central platform, include:
Galaxy TDS: The first true global distribution system dedicated to hotels and other ground services products and designed for Retail Travel Agents to search, compare, book and pay for competitive inventory provided by Receptive Inbound Operators, national tourism boards/organisations and other inventory aggregators. Galaxy TDS inventory is sourced from many channels and is distributed via Galaxy’s own software applications, as well as Galaxy’s interface capabilities through a dynamic switch called ABBIE.
The Galaxy ABBIE Switch: Enabling real-time, on-line travel commerce between net-rate inventory suppliers and distributors, including travel portals, resulting in streamlined communications, increased profitability, and customer satisfaction for all participants. Designed to provide participants with a uniform connectivity solution that promotes efficient, easy, seamless trading. Galaxy ABBIE Switch is a joint development between Galaxy and Alliance Reservation Network (ARN)
Galaxy TBRS: A unique distribution platform designed to assist national and local tourism organisations and hotel associations to capitalise on their own reservation potential, thus generating revenue opportunities for tourism promotion for their respective regions.
GroundServices: A private trading platform that automates the distribution and sales of Receptive Inbound Operators’ inventory to their private buyers and Galaxy TDS’s Retail Travel Agents.
Galaxy BSP: The first global billing and settlement system, specifically designed for non-air products in support of the above systems. Galaxy BSP provides access to a banking network in over 80 countries and allows cash transactions in over 30 currencies and credit card transactions in multiple currencies.
Galaxy’s current customers include (1) Retail Travel Agents, who typically sell airline tickets and/or ground services to retail customers; (2) Tourism boards/organisations and hotel associations, who are increasingly looking to generate revenues by offering reservations and other services; (3) Receptive / Inbound Operators ,who receive foreign travellers and provide ground services, including hotel bookings, transfers, tour guides, excursions, etc.; and 4) Outbound Tour Operators, who buy wholesale services from inbound operators and resell packages or individual elements to travel agents or direct to travellers.
In addition to its current customer base, Galaxy is actively participating in the rapid changes in the electronic distribution of travel products by expanding both its supply and distribution channels with Travel Portals; Inventory Aggregators; Switches; Central Reservation Systems; Global Distribution Systems; and other electronic distributors. End.