Rachel and Johanne co-founded Opteva in 2005.

Rachel Watson
Co-Founder
In the last 20 years, Rachel has led a number of key client engagements across a range of industry sectors.
Rachel has worked in a global capacity in the travel sector for 25 years. Rachel’s engagements have included interim management within 2 global investment banks and a range of travel projects across multi-markets. Rachel has extensive experience in working with global clients to transform travel programmes and deliver bottom line results.

Johanne Young
Co-Founder
Jo is a global travel and expense leader with over 30 years of industry experience and a reputation for delivering change at scale.
With deep expertise, she partners with organisations to optimise travel programmes, and drive performance improvements, and enhanced traveller experience. A passionate and pragmatic change leader, Jo combines strategic vision with operational execution. She is known for turning complexity into clarity, aligning stakeholders, and delivering value.
