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	Topics SITA Topic Home SITA is a multinationalMultinational corporation A multinational corporation or multinational enterprise or transnational corporation or multinational organiz... information technologyInformation technology Information Technology is a broad subject concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing information, espe... company specialising in providing IT and telecommunication services to the aviationAviation Aviation refers to flying using aircraft, machines designed by humans for atmospheric flight.... industry. Known originally as "Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques", the company no longer uses this long name and is now known simply as SITA. SITA was founded in February 1949 by 11 airlineAirline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight.... s, as a cooperativeCooperative A cooperative is a group of persons who join together or co-operate, to carry on an economic activity of mutual benefit. ... providing communications between airportsAirline teletype technology Traditionally, airline teletype technology uses teleprinters, which are essentially electro-mechanical typewriters that can ... and pioneering telecommunications. The company was the first to handle data traffic in real time via a packet switched networkPacket switching Packet switching, in computer networking and telecommunications, is the now-dominant communications paradigm, in which packe... over common carrierCommon carrier A common carrier is an organization that transports persons or goods, and offers its services to the general public.... leased lineLeased line A leased line is a symmetric telecommunications line connecting two locations together.... s. The company has evolved from its early days of providing only network services as a cooperative, and today provides a range of IT as well as communication services on a cooperative basis as well as on a commercial basis. SITA has over 600 members and more than 1800 customers, and - uniquely - is still dedicated solely to providing services to the global aviation industry (for airlines, airports, GDSs (Global Distribution Systems) and other aviation companies). Being dedicated to the aviation industry means that SITA needs to be present in all countries where the aviation industry operates, and today SITA operates in over 220 countries and territories, employing people of more than 140 nationalities, speaking over 70 different languages. SITA is owned by its air transport industry members, from whom the SITA Board is comprised. The company has the remit of serving the aviation community’s wider interests. This role remains faithful to the principles adopted when SITA was first established in 1949, meaning that SITA aims to work with the air transport community, for the benefit of the community. This includes working with industry bodies, such as IATA, to solve multi-stakeholder common industry issues through the use of IT and telecommunication services. This involves working on the development of community systems, industry standards and shared infrastructures for aviation. Franceso Violante heads the SITA organization now based in GenevaGeneva Geneva is the second most populous city in Switzerland , and is the most populous city of Romandy .... . Management Chief Executive Officer - Francesco Violante Chief Finance Officer - Colm O'Higgins Chief Information Officer - Jean-Pascal Aubert Board Secretary - Johanna Verboom Senior Vice President, Communications Services - René Azoulai Senior Vice President, Sales and Relationship Management - Richard Stokes Senior Vice President, Customer Services - Arnaud van Rietschoten Senior Vice President, Marketing - Arthur Calderwood Senior Vice President, Strategic Change and Corporate Development - Ian Riddell Senior Vice President, Human Resources - Val Summer Senior Vice President, Application Services Business Unit - Bruno Frentzel Senior Vice President, New Ventures & Large Deals Group - Norbert Steiger Head of Group Internal Audit and Risk Management - Philip D’Hondt Head of Legal - David Greaves External links