WIESBADEN, GERMANY, 19 NOVEMBER 2024 – Omnevo, a leading provider of software solutions for e-commerce supply chain, logistics and buy-on board technology in the aviation and railway sectors, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Wheeler who will join the Advisory Board as Chairman and Harald Eisenächer who will join the Advisory Board as non-executive director, both effective from today.
Ian has deep expertise of more than 25 years in the travel and technology industry, scaling small and large cap businesses globally. He spent a large part of his executive career at Amadeus IT Group and today alongside Omnevo he is the advisory board chairman of Skymetrix, chairman of 15Below, non-executive director of Travel Counsellors and of Onyx Centersource. Ian will use his experience to advise Omnevo on further developing and executing it’s growth strategy.
Harald brings a wealth of aviation and travel technology experience from his earlier career at Sabre Corporation and more recently as Chief Commercial Officer and Non-Executive Director at Infare (part of OAG). In addition to serving on the Omnevo Board, Harald is today an independent Non-Executive Director at easyJet PLC and Chairman of the Board at Mimi Hearing Technologies GmbH. Harald will use his extensive experience to advise Omnevo on incorporating best-in-class growth and go-to-market strategies.
“Ian and Harald are both established travel technology executives and bring with them a strong track record of scaling technology companies in the travel and technology space. We are looking forward to working closely with both to continue the business’ exceptional growth and helping our customers realise the benefits of travel retail”.
“I am excited to be joining Omnevo to work with our experienced and entrepreneurial management team and board members. The business is uniquely placed to provide the world’s airlines, airports and railway operators with effective end-to-end, vendor-agnostic digital retailing and catering management software, addressing front-end customer experience such as personalisation, choice and fulfilment to complex operational challenges, including logistics, warehousing, crew and ePOS"
“Omnevo is the leading eCommerce / ePOS player today in the travel retail sector. Now with Ventiga’s investment it is exceptionally well placed to continue its growth trajectory and enable the global travel and aviation industry to utilise big data and drive its ancillary revenue streams. I am very excited to be able to help Omnevo to get to the next level of their company journey”.
Omnevo, founded in 2021 and based in Wiesbaden, Germany, is the preferred omnichannel evolution partner for airports, airlines, and rail operators in the travel retail technology space. Omnevo specialises in empowering mobility and hospitality providers to maximise ancillary revenue through advanced, modular technology solutions. Their highly adaptable, scalable platform allows its partners to take control of their omnichannel retail strategies, enhancing customer engagement across every stage of the travel journey.
