Sven Hohmann Appointed Managing Director At TRUST International

For the past year, Hohmann worked in the investments and new business area of Bertelsmann AG, one of the largest media companies in the world. While at Bertelsmann AG, he played a key role in the development and verification of business concepts for new media applications.

This new role strengthens the infrastructure of TRUST to continue the company's leading role in the upscale market," stated Dr. Peter Agel. "Furthermore, Mr. Hohmann will assist in leveraging the Bertelsmann relationship in a very active and visible way in order to announce a new deal that will dominate the European e-commerce market, in the near future," Dr. Peter Agel added.

TRUST is a joint venture of the media giant Bertelsmann and SRS-WORLDHOTELS. TRUST develops and implements a state-of-the-art central reservation system, providing tailor-made, real-time reservations and global distribution solutions for the hospitality industry. TRUST services provide real-time solutions that seamlessly connect hotels and bookers worldwide, including private label telephone lines, connectivity to all Airline Reservations Systems and to various websites and Internet platforms. TRUST maintains four offices worldwide including headquarters in Frankfurt and the American office in Orlando, Florida. Among TRUST's clients are some 1,300 hotels at 685 destinations in 95 countries such as SRS-WORLDHOTELS, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, Pan Pacific Hotels & Resorts, Kempinski Hotels & Resorts, Dorint Hotels & Resorts, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Swissôtel, Oberoi Hotels, Treff Hotels, Astron Hotels, Small Luxury Hotels of the World and Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts.