Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 24, 2000
SAM E. GALEOTOS, President and CEO of Cheap Tickets, Inc., is charged
with the long-term strategic direction for the company. After joining
Cheap Tickets in October 1999 as President and Chief Operating Officer,
he was appointed Executive Officer in February 2001. Mr. Galeotos is
also a member of the Cheap Tickets Board of Directors. Mr. Galeotos has
18 years of experience in the travel technology industry, having most
recently served as co-Chief Executive Officer for Worldspan, a computer
reservations systems that provides global communications and electronic
distribution of products for the world's leading travel service
providers. During his tenure there, he was responsible for global
operations in the company's three major lines: global distribution
systems, travel supplier services and e-commerce. Mr. Galeotos also held
management positions at Delta Air Lines, Inc. and DatasLink Business
Systems, a former subsidiary of Delta. He earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in Business Administration with majors in Accounting and
Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona, and he is
a graduate of The Wharton School's Advanced Management Program at the
University of Pennsylvania. Profile
of Cheap Tickets, Inc.?
Mr. Galeotos: I am a veteran in the electronic travel distribution
business. I started in this
