Travelsavers, the American Marketing Group unit with a retail chain of 3,000 independently owned agencies in 14 countries, named Don Kennedy senior vice president of business development.
"We wholeheartedly welcome Don to our team," said Kathryn Mazza-Burney, executive vice president of sales and service. "He is an established industry leader with a thorough understanding of both the agent and supplier sides of the business, and he appreciates the intricacies of our particular business model. He has also demonstrated his devotion to the agent community over the years. Don will be a great asset to our global organization."
Previously as vice president for Travel Leaders' associate division (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel), he was a senior operating executive responsible for strategic planning, market planning/analysis, new market/business development, account relationship management, field team leadership and P&L responsibility. Prior to that, he served as general manager of leisure operations for Travel and Transport and as district manager for AAA.