Former Intuit CEO joins Sojern Board

Source: Supply Chain Digital

Date :8/22/2008 6:07:41 AM

Sojern yesterday, August 21, announced that Stephen M Bennett has joined its Board of Directors.

Bennett has more than 30 years of financial and business expertise, including serving as President and CEO of Intuit Inc and holding several executive positions at the General Electric Company.

Sojern’s impressive Board of Directors includes the former CEO of Orbitz and SwissAir and the former CEO of Alta Vista, among other leaders from the technology and financial sectors.

“Steve Bennett epitomizes leadership and he is no stranger to big, new ideas,” said Gordon Whitten, CEO and founder of Sojern.

“His long history of success in growing businesses and markets and bringing the right ideas to consumers at the right time will be a boon to both the management team and our partners and will help make Sojern a win-win for travelers, airlines and advertisers.”

As CEO of Intuit, Bennett grew the company’s business from US$900 million to US$2.6 billion in revenue and the company’s earnings more than quadrupled.

Bennett joined Intuit from GE Capital, the financial services subsidiary of GE.