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Vukelich to Drive Travel Industry Relationships for Payment Marketing Leader
SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 17, 2016–
UpLift, Inc., an innovative start-up that transforms payments into a marketing advantage, today announced that Chris Vukelich has joined the company. Most recently, Vukelich led the Supplier Relations function for Egencia, the corporate travel arm of Expedia. Vukelich will now put his deep understanding of the travel industry and its key players to work for UpLift as the company expands its growing partner network.
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Chris Vukelich, Travel Industry Veteran, Joins UpLift (Photo: Business Wire)
Vukelich has worked in the travel sector for more than forty years. Prior to joining Egencia, he held senior and executive management positions with travel industry leaders such as Travelport, Hilton International and British Airways.
UpLift CEO and co-founder Brian Barth said, “Chris has spent years forging rewarding partnerships between some of the travel industry’s most influential brands. His strong relationships and vast knowledge of the travel space make Chris a great addition to UpLift. As we launch our newest product offerings, I expect that Chris and our entire business development team will be extraordinarily busy working with our partners.”
Vukelich said, “Travel suppliers have an outstanding opportunity to increase conversion and average order value with their customers through innovative payment marketing. With UpLift’s Payment Marketing Platform, travel companies of all types can boost their business economics, and I’m looking forward to working with the UpLift team to bring this advantage to firms in all areas of travel.”
UpLift was founded by Brian Barth and Stu Kelly, co-founders of SideStep. SideStep invented the travel metasearch business and was acquired by Kayak in 2007 for $200 million. In 2012, Priceline purchased Kayak for $1.8 billion.
About UpLift:
UpLift’s Payment Marketing Platform enables partners to promote preferred payment types, drive customer acquisition, build loyalty and expand co-brand card usage. UpLift’s platform is easy to implement and is compatible with all payment systems. UpLift has raised $8.2 million in its Series A financing, led by IDG Ventures. Learn how your company can transform payments into a competitive marketing advantage at www.uplift.com.
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UpLift, Inc.
Phil Carpenter, 650-787-5444
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