Rob Barker has been promoted to take the helm of Vertical Systems.
His promotion to managing director comes two years after he joined the company as business and development director.
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Barker will be responsible for spearheading both customer and revenue growth.
Vertical Travel Group chief executive, Peter Healey, said: “Rob has extensive experience in travel technology and knows our business well; his engagement with our young team and new breed of developers will take Vertical to the next level.
“We remain an established, successful business but we cannot stand still. I am confident that Rob’s leadership will continue to position us at the forefront of the travel technology sector.”
Vertical Systems marks its 35th anniversary in 2016 and is reporting a profitable year, due to the reinvention of its CRM and TARSC systems and improved VoIP (voice over internet protocol) network.