[UPDATE, Aug. 30, 2016: American Express Global Business Travel today announced an agreement to acquire KDS and its Neo booking tech. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter. More information here.]

Former Carlson Wagonlit Travel CEO Doug Anderson has taken the same role at American Express Global Business Travel.

According to a prepared statement, American Express Global Business Travel chairman Greg O'Hara credited Anderson with the respect of the industry, strong leadership capabilities and business travel knowledge. He said the company's mergers and acquisitions . . .

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Jay Campbell

Before starting The Company Dime with David Jonas in 2014, journalist Jay Campbell a decade earlier created travel business newsletter The Beat. In 2006, Jay co-founded Travel Procurement magazine and in 2010 helped integrate them with Business Travel News. He served as BTN's editorial director until 2013. Jay made his travel industry media debut in 1993 at the Air Travel Journal of Boston while earning his undergraduate degree in journalism at Boston University. He would be happy to connect on LinkedIn. He's here at CorporateTravel.social on Mastodon.