Executive Team
Company Owner and Chairman - Anna BudulsAnna has extensive experience in journalism, investment banking, investor relations, the media and corporate advisory. For the last 18 years she has been a professional non-executive director on a range of public, government and private company boards. She is currently serving as Non-Executive Director of Elders Group, SAI Global, the Foreign Investment Review Board, the Australian Social Inclusion Board and Beyond Empathy – Chairman (non-profit). She was a Steering Group Member on the Federal Government White Paper on Homelessness (2008) and was a Review panel member Federal Government Jobseeker Compliance Penalty Regime (2010). She is currently also one of three Australian APEC Business Advisory Council members, appointed by the Prime Minister. She also engages in voluntary work which includes collaborating with Mission Australia guiding and funding outreach programs for homeless men. |
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Chief Executive Officer - Jo OBrienJo has more than 25 years of experience across almost every aspect of the Australian travel industry. Prior to joining Tramada she was General Manager Australia, for ZUJI, a joint venture between Travelocity, Qantas and other regional airlines. Jo has also managed one of Australia’s largest travel groups, Jetset, with responsibility for a network of over 500 agents. Complementing these strong leadership skills, Jo brings significant technology experience to Tramada, having conceived and led Jetset’s integrated internet strategy, and managed its IT department with a complex data network. |
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Chief Technical Officer - Bjorn BohmeBjorn has more than 15 years in the IT industry. Prior to joining Tramada he was the Technical Director at IBX Group (now Capgemini Procurement Services), one of the largest and most successful SaaS providers in Europe. He had overall responsibility for developing and rolling out their technical platform as well as ensuring agreed service levels were met. Bjorn has worked as a senior technical and business consultant for a number of global blue-chip enterprises including Lufthansa, Ericsson and Bang & Olufsen. He holds a Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Linkoping University in Sweden. |
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Head of Product Management - John TranJohn has over 10 years’ experience in the IT industry and brings to Tramada a rare blend of technical expertise and business acumen. John’s experience has seen him develop strengths in many industries such as Supply Chain and Logistics, EDI Bureau services, and more recently a focus on mid-market ERP and CRM applications heading up Product Management at Sage Business Solutions. From managing the ISV community for the Australia and New Zealand region, to representing the region as a project manager of a global system implementation, John has been able to achieve much success and rounds off the Tramada executive team. |
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Head of Sales and Account Management - Leith MillsLeith needs no introduction to much of the Australian Travel industry. She has worked in a wide variety of roles and has unparalleled experience in every aspect of travel agency operations. She has a widely acknowledged track record in providing tangible advice and products to travel agents to assist them grow their businesses. She has worked and owned leisure and corporate agencies as well as being responsible for the management of agency networks. Leith has been a great fan of Tramada for many years and is delighted to be now part of the team. She is engaging her skills and experience to developing the business based on her considerable understanding of agent needs. |
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Operations Manager - Brenton FearBrenton has 20 years experience in travel and related industries. He has been with Tramada for over 7 years and has worked in a variety of roles. He is ideally placed to lead the Operations Team which includes Training and Support. Prior to joining Tramada he held various positions including Travel Authorisation for delegates of the United Nations in Geneva and has specialised in Workplace Training and Assessment with Tramada, Sabre Pacific and Carlson Wagonlit Travel. Brenton created Tramada’s current Training Program and has expert product knowledge of all aspects of the tramada® system and tramada®web-res. |
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Financial Controller - Ivana VaccaroIvana is responsible for managing Tramada’s financial and accounting system as well as overseeing the human resource and administrative functions of the company. She has more than 20 years financial experience in a number of different industries including two years as the Chief Financial Officer of Travelcorp (Aust) Pty Ltd. Ivana’s motto is “Supporting the people in the business to do business”. She has a passion for team building, communications and information systems to make processes efficient. Ivana holds a Bachelor of Commerce, with a major in Accountancy and Finance from the University of NSW Sydney Australia. |







