In May 2020, Mr. O’Hara announced a major reorganization of the company by aligning its premium brands into several divisions, including ALTOUR, Travel Leaders Group, Global Travel Collection and Bonotel Exclusive Travel. The reorganization is aimed at enhancing service and support for its advisors and agencies, increasing value for clients and providing suppliers with greater distribution and marketing opportunities.

Prior to rejoining the company as President in 2018, Mr. O’Hara was Senior Partner at Certares Management, LLC., Internova’s majority owner. Mr. O’Hara also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Internova Travel Group.

Mr. O’Hara has played a key role in the growth and evolution of the company since its inception in 2008. He was part of the original management buyout of Carlson Leisure Group from Carlson Companies in January 2008 that eventually led to the formation of Travel Leaders Group. The company most recently ranked 7th among Travel Weekly’s 2019 Power List of the largest travel agencies and ranked 6th among the top travel management companies by Business Travel Europe.

In his various operating roles within the company and as a member of the Board of Directors, Mr. O’Hara has always had direct oversight of Internova’s vast investment activity, including the mergers and acquisitions of Tzell Travel Group, Nexion Travel Group, Vacation.com, Protravel International, Andrew Harper Travel and ALTOUR, among many more. As the company sought to expand beyond its core U.S. footprint, Mr. O’Hara led Internova’s international growth strategy with the acquisitions of Mexico-based Corporate Travel Services, and UK-based agencies Colletts Travel and Barrhead Travel, as well as meeting and event services company Your Event Solutions (YES).

Prior to joining Internova, Mr. O’Hara worked in the investment banking industry in New York. He received a Master of Business Administration from Vanderbilt University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Waterloo (Canada).