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Pleasant Holidays Promotes Pede

Sep 01, 2013

Pleasant Holidays recently promoted Mike Pede to vice president of air operations, where he will act as the key contact for the company’s numerous airline partners and as a leader of the air department teams. In his 25-year tenure with Pleasant Holidays, Pede has worked with both air operations and air tariffs departments.

“Air operations is critical to our company’s long-term growth in the air-inclusive vacation market,” said Jack E. Richards, president and CEO of Pleasant Holidays. “Mike’s exceptional leadership abilities will continue to contribute to Pleasant Holidays’ success as it continues to expand globally, working to become the leading provider of worldwide travel.”

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