Samuel Jabbour

Berufserfahrung von Samuel Jabbour

• Bis heute 17 Jahre und 1 Monat, seit Juni 2007

  Managing Director

  Techsom Inc

  Techsom specializes in providing strategic and operational Techsom provides IT consulting services in a number of sectors in which the company and its partners have acquired an acknowledged expertise. These sectors are Travel and Tourism (Transportation, Business Travel, Leisure Travel, MICE) and Logistics (Postal, Express Distribution, and Customs).

• 8 Monate, Sep. 2006 - Apr. 2007

  Chief Information Officer, Opodo Group

  Opodo Ltd.

  Defined the Opodo Group IT strategy. Responsibility for the operational management of the information technology and operations functions supporting the running of Opodo. In addition the role had functional remit over the Heads of IT and their resources in Karavel/ Promovacances, Quest, Vivacances and Travellink, all fully owned subsidiaries of the Opodo Group.

• 5 Jahre und 8 Monate, Jan. 2001 - Aug. 2006

  Senior Director, Development & Technology, TOPS

  Amadeus IT Group

  Direct the technology development activities of the Travel Office Products and Solutions (business unit). Scope of activities includes the provision of technology solutions covering a wide range of business processes required for business and leisure travel distribution. Products include Point of Sale Solutions, Agency or Consumer Portals, Mid and Back Office Systems, Customer Support Systems, as well as local products developed for specific markets.

• 7 Jahre und 11 Monate, Feb. 1993 - Dez. 2000

  Chief Information Officer

  Universal Postal Union

  Developed the UPU IT strategy and established the technological foundations upon which traditional and future electronic postal services were to be based. Created and headed the Postal Technology Centre. Represented the UPU in various industry and UN technology forums and international technology events.

• 4 Jahre und 5 Monate, Sep. 1988 - Jan. 1993

  Director, Systems Architecture and Planning Division

  Amadeus Global Travel Distribution

  Held several senior management positions within the Amadeus Development Company. In 1988, headed the Communications and Network Services Department (Project Office based in Miami). Moved to France (Sophia Antipolis) in 1989 at the request of the Senior Vice President, Development, to audit then Head the Travel Agency Management Systems development department. Appointed in 1991 as Director of the Systems Architecture and Planning Division.

• 5 Jahre und 6 Monate, Feb. 1983 - Juli 1988

  Senior Systems Engineer

  IBM France / IBM Europe

  Moved to IBM France/Europe (La Gaude Research Lab) in 1983 to help launch initiatives with the European Telecoms. Held a number of consulting and management positions in Product Development, Product Management, Marketing, and Strategic Planning. In 1987, joined the IBM France core team that designed and implemented the technical foundation of the Amadeus Global Distribution System (GDS)and network.

• 7 Jahre und 4 Monate, Sep. 1975 - Dez. 1982

  Systems Engineer

  IBM Australia

  Worked consecutively in Field Engineering then Systems Engineering. In 1980, headed the development team in a major IBM project that led to the first IBM contract signature with Telecom Australia (Directory Assistance Project). Awarded an IBM Marketing Excellence Award for this project that helped IBM’s sales and growth opportunities with that customer. Assigned in 1982 to the Telecommunications Carried Products business unit in Boca Raton, Florida (USA).