Ascenda appoints Gautam Rastogi as Chief Operating Officer

SINGAPORE,Feb. 19,2019 -- Ascenda,the global loyalty management company,today announced the appointment of Gautam Rastogi as new Chief Operating Officer.

Rastogi will lead business operations and product delivery,including Ascenda's end-to-end loyalty management solutions and industry-leading loyalty currency exchange platform,TransferConnect.

He joins Ascenda with a ten-year track record of launching and operating loyalty schemes for major brands across Asia-Pacific as Regional Services Director at Collinson Group and AIMIA. In prior roles,Rastogi oversaw premium card operations and new product launches at American Express in Sydney.

"Ascenda is a very exciting and fast-moving company driven by the powerful vision of making loyalty simple," said Rastogi. "I look forward to playing a key part in its rapid global growth."

CEO Kyle Armstrong added: "We are delighted to be able to welcome such an accomplished loyalty industry leader to the Ascenda team."

With the new appointment,former Chief Operating Officer Sebastian Grobys has transitioned to a new role as Chief Commercial Officer,overseeing Ascenda's enterprise sales and evolving the company's winning solutions suite.

About Ascenda

Ascenda (formerly Kaligo Solutions) is a global provider of innovative loyalty solutions. The company operates premium rewards propositions for major financial services and travel brands worldwide.

With a commitment to make loyalty simple,Ascenda's solutions are easy to manage,fast to deploy and designed to deliver exceptional customer value. From end-to-end loyalty management to modular solutions such as the TransferConnect currency network,redemption capabilities,loyalty marketing and advisory,Ascenda supercharges the world's leading loyalty programs to build enduring customer relationships.

For further information,please visit www.ascendaloyalty.com.

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