Gregory J Turley, CEO and Co-Founder
Greg Turley is Co-founder and CEO of CarTrawler. Greg brings over 25 years of experience in the Travel and Transport Industry (car rental, car leasing, car sales, brokering and now distribution). Acknowledged as a business leader and visionary and having worked for over two decades in the car rental industry, Greg saw a gap in the distribution market in 2003 in offering all car rental companies a second-to-none car rental distribution system - giving exclusive access to Airline, Lodging and Online Travel Agency sales channels. CarTrawler came from his hands-on understanding of the car rental industry, matched with cutting edge distribution technology providing a true end-to-end, and integrated service to car rental customers. Greg's vision is to empower CarTrawler's customers and suppliers to achieve increased revenue from selling car rental either as a single product or combining it with travel itineraries (air and lodging). Greg continues to innovate and drive CarTrawler's strategy and evolve product designs. Upon the launch of CarTrawler in 2004, Greg was nominated for the Ernst and Young emerging Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2005 and was recently listed as one of the Top 50 travel ”Power Players” by Travolution Magazine.
Niall Turley, Director and Co-Founder
As co-founder of CarTrawler, Niall has extensive experience in strategic supplier relations. While working for over 20 years in the car rental industry in both Europe and Australia, Niall developed the skills necessary to implement the successful management of supplier relationships. He is currently responsible for supplier negotiations and today CarTrawler offers the largest selection of car rental options from over 500 leading and independent car rental suppliers in 135 countries in 17,000 city and airport locations, in 22 languages, quoting in multiple currencies. Niall also ensures that the Company maintains the stable structure that made it possible to achieve its impressive and profitable growth to date.
Bobby Healy, Chief Technical Officer
Bobby's field of expertise is in architecting and implementing effective distribution strategies that offer CarTrawler's customers rapid, effective solutions for direct consumer bookings. Bobby has an impressive track record in creating booking engine and middleware solutions for the world's top airlines, airline alliances and mega travel agencies including Star Alliance, Hotwire.com, United Airlines, Air New Zealand, Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, Mexicana, American Express, Sabre and Rosenbluth International. Bobby recently sold, Eland Technologies, the Company which he founded, to industry giant SITA. The solutions he designed and built are now in use by 80% of the world's top 20 airlines. Following the sale of Eland, Bobby spent two years working at SITA as Company CTO. His move thereafter to CarTrawler was a continuation of his mission to reduce distribution costs in the industry, whilst maintaining high margins for the largest travel companies in the world.
Mike McGearty, Chief Operating Officer
Mike is a Chartered Management Accountant who joined CarTrawler in 2005. He has overall responsibility for the Company's operational functions and drives the growth of the company through his focused approach to leading technology and clear business strategies. Prior to CarTrawler, Mike worked for eWare, a leading developer of CRM software which was acquired by the software accounting giant, SAGE plc. During his time at eWare, they successfully implemented their CRM solution for companies such as AVIS, Alliance & Leicester, Computacenter and IONA Technologies. Mike also held the position of Worldwide Financial Controller for POINT information Systems, a CRM provider, which was recently acquired by S1. Key clients at Point included blue-chip companies such as IBM, Digital, Unisys.
David Hargaden, Non-Executive Chairman
David Hargaden is widely regarded as one of the leading advisers to governments, entrepreneurs and growing owner-manager businesses. David specializes in chairing fast moving companies and was a Partner in BDO Simpson Xavier where he helped clients generate, protect and enhance their wealth. He specializes in entrepreneurial businesses, through his professional expertise. By working directly with businesses, he has developed a unique insight into what makes a business successful. It's his insight that makes him a true business adviser, rather than mere financial consultant.
