The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has established a new regional GBTA Advisory Board in Asia Pacific, which aims to enhance GBTA’s presence and growth by engaging local guidance and expertise to best serve members and partners in the region.
Peter Koh, executive director, head of APAC integrated travel and expense for Goldman Sachs, will serve as chairperson of the 12-member Board made up of cross-regional business travel leaders from top organisations:
- Koreen Barbara, global travel manager, McDonalds
- John Holden, regional lead / global strategic sourcing APJ, Workday
- Carl Jones, former managing director, Southeast Asia, SAP Concur
- Jonathan Kao, managing director – Greater China, BCD Travel
- Amarnath Lal Das, vice president – India travel meetings and events, Accenture Solutions
- Ewan Lin, travel operations manager APAC / global category lead (Hotels), Johnson & Johnson
- Michelle Low, global vice president of supply chain, Synergy Global Housing
- Mike Orchard, principal consultant, lead of product development and analytics center of excellence, Festive Road
- Bertrand Saillet, managing director, FCM Travel Solutions Asia
- Timothy Tan, senior vice president global corporate travel management, UOB Bank
- Nichola Winchester, Asia-Pacific travel, meetings and events leader / global corporate card leader, EY
GBTA has also appointed business travel industry veteran, Maura Geertsma, as its interim regional director for APAC. She will report to Catherine Logan, GBTA’s regional senior vice president for EMEA and APAC.
“The new Board brings together many expert and diverse voices across the region. Their insights and industry experience will help GBTA be able to optimally serve the APAC region through the development of tailored programmes and offerings for business travel buyers, suppliers, and companies in the region,” said Logan.
Logan added that GBTA is focused on serving the unique needs and interests of APAC through a longer-term regional strategy, as well as with nearer-term initiatives such as the upcoming GBTA APAC Conference 2023, taking place September 19-20 at the Shangri-La Singapore.
