Catherine E. Heald
| Catherine E. Heald | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| Other names | Catherine Winchester |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Columbia University |
| 💼 Occupation | Travel writer Businesswoman |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Simon Winchester |
Catherine E. Heald, also known as Catherine Winchester, is an American businesswoman and travel writer.[1][2][3] She is the incumbent chief executive officer of Remote Lands, Inc.[4][5][6][7] Previously, she has served as the president of Take Two Interactive.
A businesswoman who was educated at Barnard College, she has founded InterOptica Publishing, Wanderlust Interactive, Soliloquy, and Remote Lands during her career.
Early life[edit]
Catherine graduated from Barnard College with a degree in computer science in 1984.[8]
Career[edit]
Catherine worked as a system engineer during her early part of career.[9]
She co-founded her first company, InterOptica Publishing, in 1989 along with Simon Winchester.[10][11]
Later, she founded a software company named, Wanderlust Interactive. In the following years, Wanderlust produced games based on Pink Panther character such as The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril and The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink and were distributed in CD-ROMs form.[12]
In 1994, her company, InterOptica, was acquired by Take Two and subsequently she became the president of Take-Two Interactive.[13]
She is also known for founding a speech recognition company named Soliloquy.[9][14]
In 2005, she co-founded travel company, Remote Lands, with her partner Jay Tindall.[15][16] Remote Lands specializes in custom tailor-made trips focused on Asia.[17][18] Remote Lands is active in more than sixteen countries in Asia.[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Why a New Generation of Travel Agents Matters More Than Ever". Condé Nast Traveler. May 28, 2015.
- ↑ Editors, The (June 25, 2021). "From Booking Safaris to Planning Global Vacations, Here Are the 10 Best Travel Specialists". Robb Report.
- ↑ Perrottet, Tony (August 28, 2021). "Indonesia, More Majestic Than Ever by Boat". Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ Glusac, Elaine (September 1, 2017). "Unesco World Heritage Sites 2017 Picks Range From Eritrea to England". The New York Times.
- ↑ "The insiders' guide to the summer". Financial Times. May 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Remote Lands' Catherine Heald on the demand for Asia and beyond". Travel Weekly.
- ↑ "The choices for an exotic beach vacation just got larger". Travel Weekly.
- ↑ http://www.alum.barnard.edu/s/1133/images/editor_documents/volunteering/parents.pdf
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Archived copy". www.girlgeeks.org. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "HIGH-TECH TRAVELER : Programs That'll Send You : From On-Line Computer Networks to Interactive CD-ROMs, the Brave New World of Travel-Information-on-Demand Is Here". Los Angeles Times. October 17, 1993.
- ↑ "CD-ROM wins approval". South China Morning Post.
- ↑ Gillen, Marilyn A. (July 1, 1995). "The Origin of a Multimedia 'species'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
- ↑ Shapiro, Lisa Wood. "'Ripper'—the Inside Story of the Egregiously Bad Videogame". Wired.
- ↑ Neff, Gina (2012). Venture Labor: Work and the Burden of Risk in Innovative Industries. MIT Press. p. 114. ISBN 9780262300520. Search this book on
- ↑ Tolson, Shaun (February 1, 2008). "All the Tees in China".
- ↑ Success, Insights (May 27, 2021). "Catherine Heald: Leading Optimistically in Challenging Times".
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "First World Comfort in Third World Countries". Travel + Leisure.
- ↑ "The Coronavirus's Effect on Tourism Will Carry into 2021, Experts Say". Bloomberg. February 13, 2020.
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