GBTA appoints 12-Member APAC board

A strong board membership will provide local guidance to the association's Asia Pacific presence.

Fruitful discussions involving diverse and expert voices at a board meeting.
Fruitful discussions involving diverse and expert voices at a board meeting. Photo Credit: Adobe stock/Krakenimages.com

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has appointed an advisory board for the Asia-Pacific region, chaired by Goldman Sachs head of APAC integrated travel and expense, Peter Koh.

The board's membership combines "many expert and diverse voices across the region" to provide local guidance to the association's presence in the region, said GBTA regional SVP for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and APAC, Catherine Logan.

Other board members include:

· Koreen Barbara, McDonalds global travel manager

· John Holden, APJ regional lead of global sourcing strategy

· Jonathan Kao, BCD Travel managing director for Greater China

· Amarnath Lal Das, Accenture Solutions VP of travel, meetings and events in India

· Ewan Lin, Johnson & Johnson travel operations manager for APAC and global category lead for hotels

· Michelle Low, Synergy Global Housing global VP of supply chain

· Mike Orchard, Festive Road principal consultant and lead of product development and analytics center for excellence

· Bertrand Saillet, managing director of FCM Travel Solutions Asia

· Timothy Tan, UOB Bank SVP of global corporate travel management

· Nichola Winchester, EY Asia-Pac travel, meetings and events leader and global corporate card leader.

Source: BTN