| Mendis takes on top role at ZUJI, Travelocity |
Mendis takes on top role at ZUJI, Travelocity It was probably the industry’s worst-kept secret. Everyone had known Scott Blume was leaving ZUJI; the question was what title and role would his successor, Roshan Mendis, have? Well, the cat’s out of the bag. It seems Mendia will have a pretty big bag to carry. As the new President of ZUJI and Regional Vice President of Travelocity Asia Pacific, Mendis will be responsible for leading the business focus, development and future growth strategies for all Travelocity brands in Asia Pacific including Travelocity, ZUJI and Nextour. Mendis has been a key member of ZUJI's Executive Team for the past three years, based in ZUJI's Singapore headquarters, and has more than 10 years experience with Travelocity and Sabre. He said, "I am very humbled to be taking the helm of this successful and vibrant business, and excited by the opportunity to grow it into the future". He joined the ZUJI Executive Team in 2006, in the role of Director, Supplier Relationships and Partnerships, where he was responsible for leading and managing the development and growth of ZUJI's Travel Partner Network (business-to-business) business, hotel business, India business and media sales business in Asia Pacific, and all integral components of ZUJI and Travelocity’s Asia Pacific business strategy. Prior to his ZUJI role, Mendia worked for ZUJI's parent company Travelocity in the role of Vice President of Business Development, and was responsible for marketing Travelocity's business-to-business offerings to airline and other partners, and renewing strategic distribution deals. Before that, Roshan managed the bulk of Travelocity's distribution business, including Travelocity's relationships with Yahoo! and America Online (AOL) in the USA and headed the Travelocity Affiliate Program. Mendis is a native of Sri Lanka and holds an MBA from Rice University, Houston. He completed his undergraduate work at Chaminade University in Honolulu, Hawaii and the University of Cambridge in England. |
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