KAYAK for Business has expanded its European leadership team as it looks to accelerate expansion of the corporate travel platform.
Tristan Hindley has been appointed UK Country Manager, K4B, and will lead UK commercial growth and go‑to‑market execution.
He joins with more than 25 years of experience in corporate travel and global account leadership, including senior roles at several travel management companies including FCm, HRG, Radius, ATPI and most recently as Regional Sales Director, EMEA at ALTOUR.
Cédric Lefort has been appointed France Country Manager and will lead commercial growth and go‑to‑market execution for KAYAK for Business in France.
He was previously Head of Corporate Travel at Sabre France, leading corporate agency strategy and revenue growth, and spent 25 years at BCD Travel and CWT in senior roles across global solutions engineering, consulting, and service delivery
KAYAK for Business is also expanding its global strategic growth and account management leadership.
Susan Lichtenstein has joined as Senior Director, K4B Strategic Growth, bringing deep experience from both the buyer and supplier sides of the travel and meetings industry.
She is the Founder of the Travel and Meeting Society (TAMS) and is widely recognised as an innovator in business leadership, strategic planning, and T&E procurement.
Laure Godfrin Kahra has been appointed Director, Account Management, K4B. With 20 years in global travel technology, she built her career at Amadeus IT Group, most recently leading regional technology partner strategy and account management across the Americas and APAC.
She also served as global commercial account manager for KAYAK, Microsoft, and Tripadvisor.
Eva Fouquet, SVP, KAYAK for Business, said: “These appointments put experienced, locally-rooted leaders at the centre of our UK and France expansion. Combined with the strength of our global teams, they will accelerate partner engagement and deliver tailored solutions at scale.
“We built KAYAK for Business to solve the daily challenges corporate travel managers face. It brings together comprehensive travel content – from GDS and non-GDS sources to low-cost carriers and direct APIs – with powerful real-time policy controls and dynamic spend management, all delivered in a consumer-grade experience built for corporate control and compliance.”
