Aimia Hires Banker as President & Strategy Chief

In Canada, loyalty analytics company Aimia has appointed former Deutsche Bank exec Nathaniel Felsher as President & Chief Strategy Officer, with responsibility for shaping, implementing and communicating strategy as well as managing the company's global investments.

With around 2,300 employees across fifteen countries, Aimia offers expertise in launching and managing loyalty programs, and helps clients generate, collect and analyze customer data through various programs. Its business include Aeroplan in Canada and Air Miles Middle East, and the company also owns stakes in loyalty programs such as Club Premier in Mexico and Think Big, a partnership with Air Asia and Tune Group. In February, Aimia sold its Nectar loyalty program and related assets to supermarket giant J Sainsbury plc for approximately $105m; then earlier this month it agreed to sell its Aeroplan business to a consortium led by the business's original owner, Air Canada, for $450m.

Felsher (pictured) joins after more than eleven years at Deutsche Bank, where he most recently served as Global Co-Head of Aviation - Corporate & Investment Banking. In this role, he advised clients in the airline, aircraft leasing, loyalty, travel technology and transportation infrastructure sectors on strategy, equity and debt placements, and M&A. Prior to this, he held investment banking positions at HSBC and JP Morgan Chase & Co.

In his new role, Felsher reports directly to CEO Jeremy Rabe, who comments. 'We're extremely fortunate to have someone of Nat's calibre join our organization and round out our solid leadership team. Having worked with Nat in the past, I believe his knowledge of the global loyalty and aviation space, strong relationships and corporate finance skills will be a huge asset to our business going forward'.

Web site: www.aimia.com .

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