Travel technology company Kiwi.com announces today their appointment of Jhon Ruiz as Sales Director at its flagship US office.
Formerly positioned as Senior Commercial Manager at Skyscanner, Jhon joins the members of the team in the new Kiwi.com offices in Miami, where he will continue to expand the business’ reach in the US and Latin America.
As part of his role, Jhon will be promoting Kiwi.com’s vision to make travel better and more accessible across what are becoming fast growing territories for the brand. The expansion into the US and LATAM comes on the back of Kiwi.com being named the fastest-growing technology company in Central Europe in 2017 by Deloitte. Kiwi.com has established its credentials as one of the go-to portals in the region as thousands of flights are booked daily for LATAM routes.
Jhon also brings extensive experience from some of the world’s top Tech companies, where he has worked in variety of positions, ranging from Marketing and Sales Manager at Tourico Holidays to Resellers Sale Channel Manager at Magaya.
Headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic, Kiwi.com is a travel technology company and OTA with ground-breaking Virtual Interlining Technology, allowing customers to combine flights from non-cooperating airlines into a single itinerary. The team has grown to around 2,100 workers during its operations in the last six years, and processed $925 million in gross bookings in 2017.
Kiwi.com also works directly with travel partners (airlines, airports, OTAs etc) allowing them to access global inventories and capabilities.