InteleTravel Grows Leadership Team with Multiple Executive Promotions

InteleTravel has announced several executive promotions across its brands, exemplifying the host agency’s strategic growth and long-term strategy.

Kim Andreello has been named the president of BusinessTravel.com, a corporate travel platform that is set to launch later this year. The industry veteran will continue to serve as InteleTravel’s vice president of corporate development and strategy.

Dave Spinelli, who joined InteleTravel in 2017, has been promoted to chief commercial officer to InteleTravel. Most recently, he served as senior vice president of industry relations. As CCO, Spinelli will be responsible for InteleTravel’s commercial direction, driving revenue, strengthening supplier relationships, and aligning sales strategy across global markets.

Sales professional Brian Holmberg has been promoted to vice president of industry relations. An established leader in the cruise segment, Holmberg has held several trade-facing roles at companies including Norwegian Cruise Line and Signature Travel Network. As VP of industry relations, he will manage the relationships with the host agency’s more than 80 preferred suppliers.

InteleTravel has promoted its senior vice president of operations Dayna Jordan to chief operating officer. Jordan will lead operational strategy, focusing on improving internal systems, service delivery, and scalability across InteleTravel’s global brands to improve the travel advisor experience.

Finally, Patrick O’Brien has been named vice president of global sales and account engagement for Hickory Global Partners, HickorySolutions365, and BusinessTravel.com. O’Brien brings to the new role more than 30 years of industry experience, and will focus on expanding global partnerships.

Advisor-facing executives Jessica Sitomer and Bethany Grant have also been promoted to senior vice president of training and agent success, and vice president of agent sales and success, respectively. Stephanie Yardeni has also been promoted to associate vice president of marketing.

“These promotions reflect the strength of our leadership team and the scale of growth we’re experiencing across all brands,” said James R. Ferrara, InteleTravel’s CEO. “As InteleTravel continues to invest in technology, education and global expansion, strong leadership remains central to empowering travel advisors, developing new methods of distribution and shaping the future of the industry”