June 25 2007, London (UK) and Boston, Ma.: Cheapflights Ltd., the leading UK and North American internet travel media company which pioneered online flight price comparison, is pleased to announce that Dr. Brian Fitzgerald has joined the Company in the newly created role of Global Analytics Manager.
Based in London and reporting to Group Managing Director Chris Cuddy, Brian will lead Cheapflights‘ activities to build and manage a common, trusted, global tracking and reporting platform for the Group world-wide. He will develop the analytic tools and capabilities to help maintain and accelerate the rapid global growth already achieved and currently planned.
Brian brings more than ten years of experience in a variety of analytic, reporting, and technical roles. His work includes acting as Product Manager for Search Reporting at IAC Search and Media (Ask.com), and Technical Computing Manager at Marconi Applied Technologies. Previously, Brian also served as a Research Scientist for more than five years with a focus on thermo-physics at National Physical laboratory and environmental radiation at Clarkson University.
Brian earned his Diploma (Applied Science) from Dublin Institute of Technology and his B.Sc. (Applied Science) from Trinity College Dublin, his Ph.D. (Experimental Physics) from University College Dublin, and is studying for his MBA from Open University. He also sits on the Internet Technical Group Forum, run by ABCe, the Internet industry traffic metric auditors. This group advises JICWEBS, the industry steering council on technical aspects of proposed traffic metric standards.
Commenting, Cheapflights’ Group Managing Director Chris Cuddy said:
“As an established, profitable and successful media business on both sides of the Atlantic, Cheapflights has utilised sophisticated management tools to help grow the Company. However, we now plan further international expansion, where the provision and analysis of data from many metrics will be essential in meeting the multi-national challenges ahead. Brian’s appointment is therefore a vital part of our strategy.” He added: “We have always been fortunate in attracting incredible talent to all our departments and this has been an undoubted factor in our continuing success. I am looking forward to Brian’s important contribution to the next phase of Cheapflights’ strategy to become a global brand.”
Brian Fitzgerald continued:
“Cheapflights has an enviable history of self-funded growth to-date and I am looking forward to participating in the next exciting stage of the Company’s expansion internationally.”
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Contacts
Cheapflights Ltd:
John Barrington-Carver; Corporate PR
Tel: +44 (0) 7831 655 630;
e-mail: corporate-pr@cheapflights.com
Rooster (Consumer Enquiries)
Cass Helstrip, Acct. Dir.
Tel +44 (0)20 7953 8779
Fax +44 (0)20 7953 8780
e-mail cass.helstrip@rooster.co.uk
Notes to Editors
Cheapflights Ltd.
www.cheapflights.co.uk: Founded in 1996 and profitable since launch, Cheapflights is the UK
