Press Release

Issued by Avinode Group.

March 14, 2017

Annika Abraham is being promoted to managing director, EMEAA (Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia) of Avinode, the leading technology and data partner for the business air charter industry.

Abraham, who has worked at Avinode for six years as chief financial officer, will now oversee the commercial, sales, product and data teams across the EMEAA region. Driving strategy, revenue and technology development across all departments, she will be responsible for the Avinode Marketplace and associated market intelligence products in the EMEAA region. Abraham will also drive regional product strategy and delivery of Avinode's sales management system TripManager.

Oliver King, acting CEO, Avinode Group, says: “Annika has an invaluable wealth of knowledge about the company from her experience heading up the finance team. She understands the Group's business model and vision, our product offering, commercial agreements and, crucially, how we work with our customers to help them succeed in their own business. Annika has been centrally involved in all investor discussions and oversees all commercial policies and membership agreements. We are delighted that she has accepted the offer to head up the international teams.”

Abraham says: “These are really exciting times for the Avinode Group as we continue to launch new tools and products to help brokers and operators be successful. Avinode is at the forefront of industry innovation and leadership and I look forward to embracing the challenges and opportunities that this role gives me, and to setting the direction of the business in the EMEAA region.”

Prior to Avinode, Abraham previously worked in financial roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Nordea and Volvo Business Services.

In her new role, Abraham reports directly to Oliver King, acting CEO, Avinode Group. Per Marthinsson continues in his role as managing director, Avinode Americas.