Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 7, 2000
C. THOMAS NULTY is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Navigant
International (NASDAQ: FLYR), a two billion dollar, publicly traded
travel firm with its world headquarters in Denver, Colorado. Navigant
International is an industry leader in innovative travel management
processes and Internet technology. The regional structure of the company
offers its customers the best of both worlds, the responsiveness and
intimacy that local companies are famous for and the global footprint
that supports purchasing leverage, technology development and
distribution. Mr. Nulty is a California native with more than 30 years
of experience in the travel industry. He began his career with American
Airlines where he spent 14 years and held various staff, line and
executive positions. Following his tenure at American Airlines, Mr.
Nulty joined Ask Mr. Foster (currently Carlson Travel Network) as Senior
Vice President of Marketing at their corporate headquarters in
California. Mr. Nulty then joined Continental Airlines as vice president
and general sales manager at the airline's corporate headquarters in
Houston, Texas. In 1984, Mr. Nulty joined Associated Travel
International as president. During his tenure at Associated Travel, the
company grew from 12 locations with more than 50 employees and $40
million in sales to more than 250 distribution locations with more than
500 employees and $420 million in sales. Associated Travel was sold to
U.S. Office Products in 1997 and subsequently became part of Navigant
International when the U.S. Office Products travel division was spun off
in 1998. Mr. Nulty became President and Chief Operating Officer of
Navigant International in May of 1999. Recognized as an expert in the
travel industry, Mr. Nulty frequently is quoted in major news
publications, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Lost
Angeles Times and The New York Times. He has appeared several times as a
guest on NBC's Today Show to discuss the travel industry, airline labor
problems and Navigant International's innovative cost-savings computer
software program, AQUA. He has been instrumental in promoting stories
about the company that have been featured on ABC's World News Tonight,
CNN and other broadcast programs. Mr. Nulty attended the University of
Utah where he received an athletic scholarship, studied economics and
business administration and was a member of the school's varsity
swimming team. He served in the United States Army as an artillery
officer with assignments as a public information officer and general's
aide, achieving the rank of captain prior to his discharge. Mr. Nulty
has served as a trustee of the Orange County Museum of Art and has been
on the Dean's Advisory Board for the Graduate School of Business at the
University of California, Irvine. He is married with two children. Profile
International, to set the stage for our readers?
Mr. Nulty: Navigant International is a travel management company that
has been
