Management Team
conTgo’s management team brings together over 60 years of corporate travel technology experience and deep expertise in mobile phone technology. Together they passionately believe in innovative disruption and the value mobile and social technologies will bring to travellers, meeting attendees and the companies that participate in these industries. Their diverse experience and geographic background ensures new approaches to old problems and a global outlook.
Johnny Thorsen, Chief Executive Officer
Johnny Thorsen is the CEO and Co-Founder of conTgo, based in our Copenhagen office and Danish by birth. He is a passionate innovator and enjoys disrupting the status quo. Since the launch of the Mobile Travel Assistant in 2007 he has been at the forefront of the mobile travel technology revolution and the development of solutions that add value to travellers whilst they are travelling. His travel technology for business travel experience gained whilst working with Travelport, GetThere and HRG combined with his foresight have enabled him to identify trends and opportunities in their infancy. This is the driving force behind conTgo’s rapid innovation and product development. Johnny was named as one of the “25 Most Influential Executives of 2010” by BTN.
Henrik Conradsen, Chief Technology Officer
Henrik Conradsen is the CTO and co-founder of conTgo, based in our London office and Danish by birth. He is the guru behind the architecture for conTgo’s highly acclaimed Mobile Travel Assistant. As the CTO he is responsible for ensuring conTgo’s products that form its Mobility Services Integration platform are future proof and continue to deliver on their promises. Henrik has a laser focus on making conTgo solutions simple, scalable and adaptable to change. An IT expert for over 22 years, he has gathered experience in almost every industry sector including Telecommunications, Finance, Insurance, Logistics and Travel, working for Blue Chip companies worldwide including South Africa, and Malta.
George Freney, VP Operations and Managing Director APAC
George is the VP Operations and Managing Director APAC and has been with conTgo for over 3 years. He is passionate about making sure customers get maximum value from our products. Mobile, social and social gaming technologies are key areas of interest and he is continually looking at the future in these areas to see how they integrate with conTgo products to create value for our customers. The efficient operations of conTgo and how they support the company’s objectives and customer value drive him to also focus internally. As the VP Global Operations he is establishing the operational foundation to enable the company to grow quickly and continue excellent service to its customers. His diverse industry background and varied responsibilities provide an outsiders view of the travel industry and the expertise to help conTgo achieve its goals.
Suzette Messa, Head of Product Management
Suzette is the Head of Product Management and is an American working from out of the San Francisco Bay area. She drives product management best practice into our business to ensure the innovative concepts are quickly translated into products that our customers can use and be easily supported. Her experience in pioneering successful travel technology companies such as Internet Travel Network (GetThere) and Rearden Commerce have given Suzette the perfect background to drive conTgo’s product management. She has over 25 years’ experience in the Travel Industry and held leadership roles in Product Management, Strategic Partnerships and Account Management; including being awarded for her outstanding contributions at Galileo (Travelport) and United Airlines. conTgo is lucky to have Suzette on their team.
Vicky Lee, Head of Implementation Services
Vicky is the Head of Implementation Services and is English working out of our London office. Successful and pain free implementations of conTgo’s Products is Vicky’s aim and she has an excellent record of achieving this for our customers. She manages a team of experienced Implementation Managers located around the world to ensure that clients in all times zones have coverage for their projects. 15 years’ experience in the travel industry and 7 years with Corporate Online Bookings Tools across customer service, support, product management and implementation gives her the perfect background for this role. conTgo is lucky to have Vicky on their team.
Tod Lockard, VP Customer Value and CMO
As Vice President, Customer Value responsible for all post-sales adoption and support and Chief Marketing Officer for conTgo, Lockard brings over 20 years of international experience leading fast-growth technology and service offerings for start-ups and blue-chip companies in the travel, technology, and financial services industries. Tod has held senior management positions with American Express, HSBC, Carlson Wagonlit, Sabre and HP-EDS. He was part of the core team that internationalised GetThere before and after its sale to Sabre Holdings. He is dual British/American citizen possessing university BsC majors with honours in Computer Science and Business Administration. He is a frequent speaker, thought leader and best practice evangelist at conferences and events around the world.
Tony Mikkelsen, VP Sales & Business Development
Tony is the VP Sales & Business Development and is a Danish/American citizen. He has more than 20 years experience building and leading teams selling IT software and services solutions to global and large (Fortune 500) corporate organisations as well as inter-governmental organisations. Having worked for blue-chip corporations such as Sabre, GetThere and EMC he also has founded and grown IT technology companies in France, Germany and Italy. He holds a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Danish Technical University and a Master of Business Administration degree from City University, Washington. Tony currently lives in Europe and speaks English, French, Danish, German and Italian.