Jim was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in January of 2005 having served as Chief Operating Officer for MTS TRAVEL since January 2000, prior to joining MTS TRAVEL Jim was Director of Consumer Services Development for Covington International Travel in Richmond, VA. A senior travel industry executive with a thirty-two year career in leisure, corporate and wholesale travel, Jim brings a wealth of direct experience in a broad range of key functions -- from sales, customer relations and operations to technology and systems, product development, and total quality management.
Jim spent four years with the management consulting firm Leeside Partners in Lumberville, PA where he counseled travel firms in a number of critical areas. He has eighteen years of experience in a number of leadership posts with one of the country's major travel service firms, Rosenbluth Travel in Philadelphia. During his tenure, company revenues grew from $20 million to $1.5 billion annually, and the firm expanded to over 2,500 employees in 350 locations nationwide.
He acquired his early experience in the travel profession literally on the ground floor, as an agent for United Airlines at Philadelphia International Airport. Jim is a graduate of LaSalle University with a degree in psychology. He is married to Terry, has six children, and enjoys traveling with his family, music and reading. |