Patrick has more than 20 years of experience in the Travel industry prior to joining HCL AXON. Most recently, Patrick was a key leader in Oracle’s Travel and Transportation industry business unit where he successfully grew the business for three straight years. Prior to his tenure at Oracle, Patrick held key leadership, operational and sales positions at Sabre Holdings, American Airlines and United Parcel Service.

“We are delighted to welcome Patrick to HCL AXON to lead our highly experienced and respected Travel industry professionals. With Patrick’s 20 years of experience in the Travel industry, combined with HCL AXON’s strong global presence in the sector and focus on developing specific industry solutions, we have a fantastic opportunity to really drive global growth,” remarked Todd Crandall, Global EVP of Strategic Industries, HCL AXON.

Regarding his new role, Patrick stated, “I have had the opportunity to work with many transformational consulting companies, but HCL AXON clearly stands out above the crowd. Recently, I have come across HCL AXON in competitive situations and have been impressed with its innovative approach to driving business outcomes through the implementation of SAP solutions. As a winner of SAP’s Pinnacle Award for Co-innovation related to iMRO and through HCL AXON’s industry-based add-on solution to SAP ERP applications for the Aviation, Aerospace, and Rail industries, HCL AXON is demonstrating leadership and commitment to a highly complex maintenance environment.” Patrick continued, “I am very excited to be able to take on the global role for HCL AXON and bring these transformational methodologies, product offerings and skilled consultants with their proven track records to our Travel and Transportation portfolio around the globe.

Patrick holds a Master of Business Administration from SMU’s Edwin L. Cox School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Patrick resides in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

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