Antoine Medawar

Chairman Founder
Exploretech

Veteran executive Antoine Medawar boasts an extensive career at the top of the corporate ladder leading large teams and proving resilience through adversity. Having taken companies to the top of their industry, his record is testament to his commitment and expertise. Having recently left his position as VP MEA with Amadeus after 11 years, seeing the company through the pandemic and into a stronger position in the market, he is an expert in Marketing, Airline IT, and Distribution. Having spent decades in hospitality, working with brands such as Accor Hotels and Optims, which he transferred from public to private in 2005, he has accumulated an in-depth knowledge of the travel, aviation, and tourism markets along with first-class knowledge of Property Management Systems, Central Reservation Systems, and Revenue Management Systems. Over the course of his career, Antoine has led hundreds of teams on multiple continents. That includes leading teams during some of the industry's most challenging moments. The trilingual executive, a French citizen of Lebanese origin, Antoine prides himself on his International expertise, able to blend with cultures across the globe with his personal and professional experience. Antoine Medawar is the seed investor and co-founder of ExploreTECH, a technology marketplace in the MEA region for the hospitality and travel industries.