Industry Experts
Transportation Industry Contact Information
Transportation Industry Vice President and Consumer Travel Segment Leader Eric Harte
Eric’s responsibilities include management and growth of HP’s Transportation business as well as the development and execution of its global transportation strategies and solutions. He is also responsible as the HP general manager for the delivery of service, client relationship management and overall segment growth of HP’s Consumer Travel business.
Transportation Global Solutioning and Product Management Mark Abe
Mark Abe is Vice President, Global Solutioning & Product Management, for HP’s Global Transportation Industry. In this position, Abe is responsible for the end-to-end application of HP’s transportation products and solutions ranging from solution consulting to system implementation. These services are provided to clients by addressing their specific industry and business process transformation requirements through the expertise of global industry consultants, solution architects, and information technology specialists.
Consumer Travel Industry Contact Information
Consumer Travel Growth Ken Brown
Ken Brown is a Managing Director in the Transportation Industry where he is responsible for the growth and expansion of the US Based Consumer Travel Segment as well as the lead CIE for the Global Hospitality sub-segment. In the US Region Ken is accountable for the targeting, prioritization and execution of critically required new logo growth across the multiple sub-segments contained within this large and diversified Consumer Travel Segment. At a global level, Ken is responsible for establishing a global industry plan for Hospitality, which will transform HP’s image with our new logo and existing clients within the Global Hospitality Segment as well as developing and maintaining HP’s relationships with key client CXOs and VP level leaders across both segments. Ken and his leveraged partners gather insight into how HP can benefit both Consumer Travel and Hospitality clients, work to provide competitive pricing and ensure best in class services and products are optimally provided resulting in new logo business and surpassed client expectations.
Consumer Travel Strategic Pursuits Tim Klingler
Tim Klingler is a 20-year veteran of the travel industry, with experience in providing technology solutions to airlines, electronic distribution, hospitality and logistics. Klingler's strengths are in strategy, business transformation, and leveraging technology to address ever-changing business needs. His work has helped major airlines and hotel companies adapt their systems to the online travel distribution environment and improve operational efficiencies. Klingler is focused on building a community-based solution environment for the hospitality industry.
Travel & Hospitality Expert Kevin Short
Kevin Short has more than 20 years of experience in the travel industry, including experience with airlines, leisure travel, hospitality technology and electronic distribution. Short's strengths in reservation services, revenue management and brand transformation have contributed to building and transforming major airlines, including serving as the managing director of international revenue management and the vice president of revenue management. Short is focused on determining the strategy and plans a customer needs to expand through innovation, streamline back office operations and improve business performance.
Freight & Logistics Industry Contact Information
Managing Director Americas for Freight & Logistics and Transportation Industry Delivery Operations Mike Higgins
Mike Higgins is Managing Director of Freight & Logistics for HP. In this role, Higgins is responsible for leading the freight & logistics group by developing market leading products and solutions through HP sales, product, and operations experts that deliver differentiation for our customer's to distinguish themselves and dominate their markets. In addition, Mike leads the Transportation Delivery Operations team, which focuses on Executive Operations, Communications, EPO/BO, Product Development and Delivery.
Freight & Logistics Expert Greg Mathy
Greg Mathy has more than 17 years professional experience in the transportation, technology, and consulting industries. His area of expertise includes strategic consulting and enterprise wide IT solutions for the global mass transit, rail, trucking, ocean and logistics markets. Mathy is ready to assist freight, logistics and rail clients meet their business objectives.