CHICAGO, Dec. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Gogo (GOGO), the
leading global provider of connectivity products and services for
aviation, announced the appointment of Alexis Girin as vice president of Asia Pacific (APAC) Sales.
Girin has 15 years of international experience in airline IT
business development, sales and account management, most recently
as the Amadeus Account Director for Singapore Airline Group
developing a long term IT partnership designed to increase airline
revenues, which included a next generation revenue management
system, personalization and a merchandising platform. At Amadeus,
he worked across several regions including Europe, the Middle
East and Asia Pacific.
Before relocating to Asia Pacific
in 2011, Alexis spent 7 years based in Nice, France where he led an airline IT sales
strategy that included digital platforms such as e-commerce, mobile
and passenger service systems. He holds an MBA and an Engineering
degree from L'Ecole des Ponts et Chaussees in Paris, France.
"Moving to Gogo was a strategic decision to help shape the
future of inflight connectivity in APAC and transform the airline
passenger digital experience. I am extremely excited by the
opportunity to create a new inflight touch point that allows
airlines to deploy their merchandising and personalization
strategies using Gogo's high speed 2Ku connectivity, open API
platform and open network," says Alexis
Girin. "Airlines have been dreaming about getting closer to
their passengers inflight. By connecting the aircraft, airlines
will have a unique opportunity to serve their guests, and their
crew and to learn more about them and to increase ancillary sales
by distributing relevant digital content and offering unique
experiences that will turn these guests into airline brand
advocates in the future."
Girin will lead sales efforts in the APAC region from
Singapore and will report to
Gogo's SVP of International Sales, Niels
Steenstrup.
"Gogo is committed to serving our airline partners in APAC and
growing our business in this region by selling 2Ku, which is the
leading global connectivity solution designed the meet the needs of
aviation," said Niels Steenstrup.
"Alexis is a passionate and influential business leader with a
proven track record of success and is the perfect fit to lead our
sales efforts in Asia
Pacific."
Gogo currently provides high-speed inflight connectivity
services to Cathay Pacific, Cathay Dragon, Delta Air Lines, Japan
Airlines, Japan Transoceanic Air and Virgin Australia in the
Asia Pacific region.
About Gogo:
Gogo is the Inflight Internet Company. We are the leading
global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for
aviation. We design and source innovative network solutions that
connect aircraft to the Internet, and develop software and
platforms that enable customizable solutions for and by our
aviation partners. Once connected, we provide industry
leading reliability around the world. Our mission is to help
aviation go farther by making planes fly smarter, so our aviation
partners perform better and their passengers travel happier.
You can find Gogo's products and services on thousands of
aircraft operated by the leading global commercial airlines and
thousands of private aircraft, including those of the largest
fractional ownership operators. Gogo is headquartered in
Chicago, IL with additional
facilities in Broomfield, CO and
locations across the globe. Connect with us at gogoair.com.
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