TRAVELPORT PICKS KIDD

Travelport has named Bret Kidd as its new vice-president & general manager, Airline IT Solutions. In his new role, Kidd will lead Travelport\’s teams responsible for designing, selling and delivering hosting and IT solutions to airlines around the world. He joins Travelport from Stratos Management Systems, a private equity-backed IT services firm that he co-founded and grew to over $130 million. Previously, he held a variety of executive positions at EDS/HP including leading industry verticals, managing strategic accounts and driving corporate development initiatives in the Travel & Transportation, Global Public Sector and Corporate Strategy and M&A groups.