TORONTO — Global Agents, the umbrella company that operates as WheelsUpNetwork.com in Canada and the U.S., has appointed travel industry veteran Jason du Sautoy as its new Sales Director.

Du Sautoy, who began his travel career in the U.K. with Trailfinders 25 years ago, most recently served as Account Management Consultant to Manulife in its Travel Insurance division. Prior to that, he spent 17 years at Flight Centre Canada where he oversaw both leisure trade partner relations and Canadian corporate supplier relations.

In his new role at Global Agents, du Sautoy will be responsible for growing the company’s digital platforms and client base worldwide, as well as boosting its partners’ footprint, engagement and visibility with the travel agent community in five key markets in North America and Europe.

“I’m passionate about travel as a life-changing force and I’m excited to be joining such a dynamic global team,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to working with our amazing travel provider partners, tourism bodies and the travel agency family here in Canada and around the world to help make travel as addictive and fulfilling as possible.”

Based in Toronto, du Sautoy can be reached at (416) 365-1500 ext. 137 and at jdusautoy@globalagents.net.

In addition to WheelsUpNetwork.com in Canada and the U.S., Global Agents also operates as SoloParaAgentes.com in Spain and Mexico, and Agents-Connect.com in the U.K.