Planitas, the Dublin-based aviation data analytics specialist, has named David Lee as the company’s new Director of Customer Success. Mr. Lee joins Planitas from TUS Airways, where he served as Chief Commercial Officer.
On Friday (May 19, 2022), Planitas announced the appointment of David Lee as the company’s new Director of Customer Success. In his new role, David will set the commercial direction and business strategy to drive growth for Planitas. Mr. Lee joins the Dublin-based aviation data analytics specialist from TUS Airways, where he served as Chief Commercial Officer. TUS Airways is a Cyprus-based scheduled and charter airline which was founded in 2015, offering service to/from Cyprus, Israel, the Greek Islands and Europe. The carrier currently operates a fleet of four 180-seat Airbus A320s.
In Friday’s announcment, Planitas’ Chief Executive Officer, Simon Grennan, said,
“David is an excellent addition to our leadership team with the right experience and passion for the role. Planitas is at an exciting stage in its development as we scale our offerings to match our airline customers’ needs for focused data engineering solutions. We are developing our technology to create a healthier, more risk-resistant customer lifecycle.”
Also commenting on his new role, Planitas’ new Director of Customer Success, David Lee, said,
“Planitas is continually delivering to its customers. With an increasing demand in travel and hospitality for data focused solutions, I look forward to drawing on my commercial airline experience to develop the next phase of customer connections, driving adoption and creating advocacy to drive outcomes for our customers. I am excited to be part of an experienced and talented team.”
Founded in 2000, Dublin-based Planitas is a specialist partner in revenue intelligence, providing both software solutions and advisory services from their ADAPTiv platform. ADAPTiv offers cloud-based solutions for the airline industry, including ABIS, its data analytics software, MAX, its ancillary pricing solution and PRESCRIBE, its AI/ML price recommender engine. Planitas customers include IATA, Air Malta, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue and Silver Airways, among others.
Source(s): Planitas/Reality PR, TUS Airways
Editor's Note: This article was updated for accuracy on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 08:43 AM EDT. David Lee's previous position at TUS Airways was Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), not Head of Marketing as previously reported.