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Carlos del Estal, new Chief Business Strategy Officer at TravelgateX

Carlos del Estal

Press Release.- The technological marketplace announces the appointment of Carlos del Estal, Ex-CEO and Founder of NXO, as the new Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO), with the aim of implementing an ambitious strategic growth plan in the coming years. Fran Montoya joins Carlos as the new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), to give him all the operational support together with the entire sales team.

The strategy of the company's new business direction will focus its efforts on promoting and reinforcing TravelgateX role as a hotel distribution consultant. To do this, they will be incorporating new services for these Partners.

Carlos del Estal has the full support of Pedro Camara, CEO of TravelgateX, who has said that "we are very confident about Carlos contributions thanks to his extensive experience in the sector, together with his Recent experience with new technologies and new business models through NXODirect. I would like to take the opportunity to thank Anna Igual, until now CCO of TravelgateX, for her contributions to TravelgateX and wish her the best in her new professional journey".

Carlos del Estal, in his recent incorporation, explains that starting this new journey at TravelgateX represents "a new professional challenge in one of the technology companies with the greatest growth projection in the travel industry." In the same sense, he affirms: “I am a person who is motivated by challenges. I like to question established ideas and concepts and identify new needs in the sector, always from a problem-solving point of view, launching new innovative solutions on the market”. Carlos has a recognized track record in the international travel sector, where he has held the position of General Manager for more than 22 years, in companies such as Restel, Grupo Hotusa's reservation center, among others.

On the other hand, Anna Igual, who has worked as Chief Commercial Officer leaving the company at a time of peak growth, stated that “it has been an absolute pleasure to cooperate with TravelgateX for almost two and a half years. I am very grateful for the trust placed in me to lead the Growth department and especially the Growth team for all their commitment and support”.

In addition to the incorporation of Carlos del Estal and Fran Montoya, TravelgateX acquires the NXODirect platform, which is being integrated as a new product in order to increase its value proposition to its network of Partners integrated in the marketplace.