Olivier Dombey
Board Advisor, Derbysoft

Olivier Dombey

Olivier has 20-years of professional experience gained in the travel, hospitality and tourism marketing technology consulting field. He is currently an appointed Board Advisor to Derbysoft, a leading Chinese technology company serving the hospitality distribution industry, which mission is to create a worldwide online hotel global distribution network (GDN).

Prior to that, Olivier was Regional Vice President Asia Pacific for Pegasus Solutions and Utell Hotels and Resorts. He was responsible for all commercial activities for the region with teams in Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney and China. Concurrently, Olivier held a Board position on the Global Board of HEDNA (Hotel Electronic Distribution Association) and also chaired the HEDNA ASPAC Committee; as the industry representative and the voice for Asia Pacific, Olivier was very much involved in enabling industry best practices and standards.

Preceding that, Olivier was Managing Director of Ou Yang Business Consulting China, a sister company to  Partners in Marketing UK, a travel and hospitality distribution and technology business consultancy, which is co-founded in 1995 and with offices both in Beijing and London.

Olivier also worked as Director of Marketing for the Seychelles Tourism Board, overseeing the all aspects of branding, marketing and promotion, worldwide. He also worked at Galileo International, where he started his career, starting as Business Analyst and moving to business development positions.

Olivier is also past Chairman of Chartered Institute of Marketing Travel Industry Group (CIMtIG), the UK’s largest cross-sector travel industry association. Olivier is also the Author of numerous industry articles and research papers, he is a regular speaker and moderator at conferences, seminars and training courses, and he is listed in the 2000 edition of International Who’s Who of Professionals.

Olivier holds a B.A. (Hons) in Business Administration from London Middlesex University and a B.A. Business Administration from the renowned French Ecole Supérieure de Commerce Reims. Olivier also holds the prestigious Diploma CIM of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, and he is an official Chartered Marketer recognized by the British Crown.

Finally, Olivier speaks fluent English, French, Spanish and Mandarin.