Executive Team

A substantial part of the intangible capital of Lanyon is represented in its senior management team. The unique blend of hospitality industry experience, operational and financial discipline and vision that each member provides has translated into the success of Lanyon.

Nick Lanyon, Founder & Board Member

Nick Lanyon was the founder of Lanyon and remains a board member. He lives in London, England.

Before founding what became Lanyon Ltd. in 1984, Nick worked for the precursors of Marconi, CAP Gemini and British Airways before joining Cathay Pacific Airways in Hong Kong. He is also an alumnus of London Business School.

Marconi sponsored Nick at Oxford University, where he received a bachelor's degree in physics. He has served on IBM's Software Vendor Advisory Council, on Sabre’s Innovations Council and as Vice-Chair of the OpenTravel Alliance and Chair of its Non-Supplier Work Group.

Todd E. Tyler, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director

As President & Chief Executive Officer of Lanyon, Todd provides strategic and operational direction to Lanyon.

Prior to joining Lanyon, Todd was the Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and a member of the Board of Directors of a wholly owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy (NYSE: CNP) (f/k/a Reliant Energy, Inc.), a Houston based electricity and energy provider. Previously, Todd practiced law in Dallas / Ft. Worth as a senior tax and transactions attorney representing startups and public and private companies with respect to the tax and corporate aspects of commercial transactions including mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations relating to business transactions for the Bass Family interests.

Prior to the private practice of law, Todd was an Attorney Advisor with the U.S. Tax Court in Washington, D.C. for Senior Tax Court Judge William A. Goffe. He holds a B.A. in economics (cum laude) from Macalester College, a J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and has passed all four parts of the certified public accountant exam in the State of Minnesota. In addition to serving on the Lanyon Board, Todd serves on the Board of Directors of Specialized Quality Vending Company, Inc.

Roland Tanner, Chief Operating Officer

As Chief Operating Officer, Roland is responsible for the day-to-day management of the company and execution of the company's customer-facing strategies.

Based in England, Roland is also responsible for relationships and services throughout Europe. With over fifteen years experience in the hotel industry, Roland has held senior positions with major hotel companies as well as major hotel industry suppliers. Roland has specialized in the area of data management, distribution management and product management with roles both in the US as well as in Europe.

He was previously with Pegasus Solutions, Inc. as VP of Product Development, has also held the position of VP of Information Technology with Utell, and prior to that was Global Reservations Director with Forte and Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts.

Michael Boult, Chief Commercial Officer

Michael is responsible for corporate sales activity and company-wide marketing.  He also oversees all future company product development efforts. Based in Marlton , NJ he brings over twenty years of business travel industry experience across a broad range of travel industry issues, solutions and processes.

Prior to Lanyon, he served as President and CEO of StarCite.  During his tenure (2005-2008) the company grew by a factor of five through acquisitions and strong organic expansion. In 2001, he founded the first dedicated multi category travel spend optimization company, eCLIPSE Advisors, and led the integration efforts after the company was acquired by American Express Travel Services in 2004. At the time of the acquisition, eCLIPSE managed a cumulative customer spend portfolio approaching $8 Billion.

From 1995 to 2001, he served as Senior Vice President, Global Supplier and Network Partner Relations for Rosenbluth International and managed a global portfolio of airline, hotel, car rental, GDS and agency relationships for the second largest global travel management company.

He has been recognized for entrepreneurial change and influence by: Business Travel News who twice (2006, 2007) named him to their 25 Most Influential Executives List; MeetingNews who named him to their 25 Most Influential Executives List (2007); Supply & Demand Chain Magazine (2006, 2007) Pros to Know; 2006 Emerald E3 Asset Management - Entrepreneur of the Year; and The Communicators - Best Business White Paper 2001.

Alison Galik, Senior Vice President, Operations

As Senior Vice President of Operations, Alison is responsible for overseeing account management, implementation, customer support, and training for Lanyon’s 500+ corporate and 250+ supplier clients.

Prior to joining Lanyon, Alison was Vice President, Shared Services at StarCite. There she was responsible for content management, training and customer care offerings, as well creating a business intelligence unit. During her tenure there, Alison served as Vice President of Adoption Management Operations, which included responsibility for implementations and attendee services.

In 2006, as Vice President of Operations for American Express's Business Travel Advisory Services unit, Alison was part of the management team that led the transformation of eCLIPSE Advisors into American Express’s Business Travel Advisory Services group. Alison also led the integration of eCLIPSE Advisors into American Express in 2004 and was part of the management team that founded eCLIPSE in 2001. Prior to her tenure at American Express, one of Alison's key accomplishments was the co-inventor and co-founder of myTravelbid.com; the first online corporate airline auction tool for small businesses. Alison served in numerous positions for Rosenbluth International, including Vice President, Operations & Business Development for myTravelbid.com, Inc., and General Manager of Product Strategy for Rosenbluth's Supplier Relations department. Alison earned her MBA with a concentration in Marketing from Temple University and holds a Bachelors degree in Management from Rutgers University.

Jim Mitchell, Chief Information Officer

Jim Mitchell is responsible for all strategic development and technology efforts for Lanyon. Jim has over twenty eight years of experience in Information Technology in the travel and hospitality industries, with over 17 years managing high performance technology teams.

Before joining Lanyon in 2011, Jim spent a few years as an executive consultant, both as an independent and as a Director with Tatum LLC. Jim served as CIO at LQ Management LLC and also spent 5 years as VP-Business Solutions where he was responsible for all software development for La Quinta Inns Inc. Prior to La Quinta, Jim spent 5 years with Choice Hotels International leading property systems technologies; 5 years with EDS/Hospitality Franchise Systems (Now Wyndham Worldwide) managing all software development; 3 years of technology consulting for Galileo in Europe, and 5 years programming at TWA.

Jim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from the University of Central Missouri.

Affiliations

Lanyon participates in key travel, transportation and hospitality associations including:

ACTE - Association of Corporate Travel Executives
CHPA - Corporate Housing Providers Association
HEDNA - Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association
HSMAI - Hotel Sales and Marketing Association International
HTNG - Hotel Technology Next Generation
GBTA – Global Business Travel Association
OTA - OpenTravel Alliance

Through such organizations we help establish standards, and we support those standards whenever possible.

Lanyon is closely aligned with each of the four major Global Distribution Systems including:

Amadeus® | Galileo® | Sabre® | Worldspan®

The travel management consortia with whom Lanyon is affiliated include:

• ABC Corporate Services
• agent24
• American Express Worldwide (includes Rosenbluth Travel)
• BCD Travel (Formerly BTI / World Travel Partners)
• BSI (Formerly Booking Services International)
• Carlson Wagonlit Travel
• CCRA
• Custom Travel Systems - Hickory Travel Systems
• DER / DERTOUR
• ehotel AG
• FCm Travel Solutions
• Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC)
• Hogg Robinson
• International Travel Partnership (ITP)
• JTB USA
• Partnership Marketing Network (PMN) sister company to IAPA
• RADIUS
• Ratefinding.com
• Sato Travel
• THOR
• Travelgraphics International/FindMyResort.com
• TravelSavers
• Worldwide Independent Travel Network (WIN)