OneLink Corp. Names Industry Veterans to Two New Senior Positions
May 30 2006 - 6:05PM
Business Wire
OneLink Corporation (OTCBB:OLNK): -- Vice President of Business
Development Peter E. Collins and Vice President of Marketing David
G. Kuhn bring more than 40 years of combined experience in travel
and technology industries to key expansion positions OneLink
Corporation (OTCBB:OLNK), a provider of integrated booking and
settlement processing services for travel suppliers and their
distributors, today announced that Peter E. Collins has been hired
as the firm's vice president of business development while David G.
Kuhn has been promoted to vice president of marketing. Collins has
held a variety of senior product management and business
development positions with companies as diverse as industry-leading
Fortune 500 firms to technology-based start-ups. In his new
position, Collins will be responsible for developing all revenue
producing relationships for the company, including alliances with
travel agencies, consortia and other distributors of products and
services for the travel and tourism industry. Previously, Collins
spent several years in senior positions at Cendant Corporation,
(NYSE:CD), where he was Vice President of Galileo International -
The Americas, one of the leading global distribution systems in the
industry. Following Cendant, Collins was Vice President Sales for
Expedia Corporate Travel, (NASDAQ:EXPE), one of the most impactful
"disruptive technology" companies that have revolutionized the
travel business over the last decade. Collins was responsible for
over $200 million in revenue in his first 12-months at Expedia.
Collins most recently served as Senior Vice President, Sales for
Salis, where he grew its customer base by 50 percent in 18 months
and revenue for its technology products by 30 percent in one year.
He started his career in the travel and tourism business with
American Express, where he spent 13 years, culminating as the
Director of the Corporate Purchasing Card program. Kuhn is a career
travel industry professional with a track record of increasing the
productivity and profitability of organizations, often through the
adoption and implementation of new technologies. He joined OneLink
Corporation in October of last year. In his new position, Kuhn will
be responsible for product direction, developing OneLink's
aggressive global programs for market penetration and adoption, and
for all marketing communications. Kuhn brings more than 20 years of
experience to his new position, including nearly six years with
Pegasus Solutions, Inc., (NASDAQ:PEGS), a leading travel technology
provider where he last served as Director of Product Marketing.
While at Pegasus, Kuhn oversaw efforts that led to a 43 percent
increase (year-to-year) in online sales. Prior to Pegasus, Kuhn was
Vice President of Marketing - the Americas, Utell Hotels and
Resorts, the industry's foremost vendor of global lodging industry
representation and marketing services with responsibility for all
strategic and tactical marketing functions. Kuhn started his career
in the rental car industry with Hertz, Budget and Dollar Rent A
Car, where he spent a combined 15 years with responsibilities that
included directing Regional Operations, International Business,
Sales Development and Marketing. "Dave Kuhn and Peter Collins both
have proven records of expanding customer adoption rates for
technologies that changed the travel and tourism industry," said
Bill Guerin, chairman and CEO of OneLink Corporation. "They both
recognize that OneLink's integrated booking and financial
settlement service can revolutionize the way products are bought
and sold in the business-to-business channel on a global scale.
Having played key roles at companies whose technologies have
profoundly influenced this industry, they are in position to do the
same thing for OneLink." About OneLink Corporation: OneLink
Corporation (OTCBB:OLNK) is a provider of integrated booking and
settlement processing services for travel suppliers and their
distributors. The firm is the first of its kind to offer
non-airline travel suppliers the ability to distribute a pre-paid
product through travel agents worldwide, and to effect financial
settlement through a single, online global distribution and
financial settlement system. OneLink's mission is to increase the
number and quality of online bookings made through global retail
travel channels while improving cash flow and reducing distribution
costs, ultimately resulting in lower prices for the consumer.
Headquartered in San Francisco, OneLink is operated by an
experienced team of travel distribution professionals, financial
settlement experts and established global technology specialists.
For more information, visit http://www.onelinkcorp.com. Forward
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