ToddNeumanservesastheExecutiveVicePresidentforSouth African Airways in North America. Based at thecarrier’s North American Regional Office in Plantation(Fort Lauderdale), Florida, Neuman oversees thecommercial operations for South African Airways,including sales, marketing, and corporatecommunications. NeumanbeganhiscareerwithSouthAfrican Airways in 2006, as vice president of sales,responsible for passenger sales strategies and businessdevelopment.

Anairlineindustryveteranwithmorethan35years’experience,NeumanhasheldseniormanagementpositionswithWorldTravelHoldings,aleisuretravelcompanybased inBurlington,Massachusetts. Prior tohisengagementwithWorldTravelHoldings, Neuman served 22 years with US Airways in several managementpositionsinthesalesandmarketingdepartments.DuringhistenureatUSAirways,hewas instrumental inbusinessdevelopmenttosupporttheairline’saggressiveexpansionintotheCaribbean,LatinAmericaandEurope.Neumanbeganhiscareer in theairline industry in1979 inChicago,working forDeltaAirLineswhilealsoattendingcollegeandearningcertificationasaprivatepilot. He is a graduate of theUniversity ofDubuque inDubuque, Iowa,with adegree in Business and Aviation Administration. While activity involved in thetourismindustry,NeumanhasheldadvisoryboardpositionswiththeAfricaTravelAssociation(ATA),AssociationforthePromotionofTraveltoAfrica(APTA)andtheUnitedStatesTourOperatorsAssociation(USTOA).