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Amadeus appoints Jamel Chandoul as Senior Vice President Retail in MEA
Swisslog wins Seamless Middle East ’ s Award for Digital Transformation and Innovation
Amadeus , an IT provider for the global travel and tourism industry , has announced the appointment of Jamel Chandoul as Senior Vice President Retail Middle East and Africa ( MEA ), effective January 1st , 2021 .
Chandoul succeeds Antoine Medawar who will retire at the end of the year . He will also assume a regional leadership role responsible for the Travel Channels business across MEA .
Medawar , said : “ Naturally I ’ m leaving with mixed feelings . Since 2009 , I have given my heart to this region where I have strong roots and have developed many lasting friendships with industry leaders . But I strongly believe that I leave the region in very good hands . Jamel comes with solid commercial and leadership experience , which makes him the ideal candidate to pursue our ambitions for the Middle East and Africa . Like the rest of the world , this region has been hit hard by the COVID-19 situation , but our region has proven resilience and our people are determined to succeed . I have no doubt that Jamel will continue leading our customers towards recovery and success . I wish him all the best in his new role .”
Chandoul added that : “ I am thrilled to be given this exciting opportunity . The Middle East and Africa region is justifiably proud of its many cultures , diversity and huge potential for growth in travel . It has faced challenging times in the past but it always gets back on its feet .”
Jamel Chandoul , Senior Vice President – Retail MEA , Amadeus
Swisslog , a global data-and roboticdriven automated logistics solutions company , recently won the prestigious award at Seamless Middle East in the category best Digital Transformation and Innovation Solution of the Year for its SynQ Warehouse Management Software ( WMS ) Application : Virtual Reality Training Manager .
The announcement was done as part of 2020 Seamless Awards , which coincides with Seamless trade expo and took place virtually this year .
SynQ stands for Synchronised Intelligence and is a modular , service-oriented software platform for warehouse management and material flow orchestration . The Virtual Reality Training Manager has been implemented to overcome the on-thejob training required for pickers within a warehouse environment by moving the training process into a virtual world while harnessing the operational functionality of Swisslog ’ s SynQ WMS solution .
Alain Kaddoum , General Manager , Swisslog Middle East said : “ We are honoured to be recognised by Seamless Middle East for our continued product innovation and commitment to implementing future-proofed automation solutions that can help companies improve performance in logistics and warehousing .
“ Ready-to-use innovation is the backbone of our operations and the Seamless award is a testament of our commitment to continuously innovate competitive technology to meet the demand of today ’ s omni-channel storage and distribution .”
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