GBTA Announces New Board of Directors at the GBTA Convention
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The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the voice of the global business travel industry, announced three newly elected members to its Board of Directors following the 2016 election at GBTA Convention 2016.
The winners of the two open Direct Member at Large positions are Jennifer Steinke, Manager, Corporate Travel, Dycom Industries, Inc. and Denise Truso, Director, Global Travel, St. Jude Medical Inc. The winner of the open Allied Member at Large position is Gus Vonderheide, Vice President Global Sales – Americas, Hyatt Hotels Corporation.
They join the following returning Board Members to make up the 2016-2017 Board of Directors:
Christle Johnson, CCTE, GLP, GTP
GBTA President
Vice President Travel & Business Services
Johnson Downie LLC
Mark Ziegler, CCTE, GLP, GTP
GBTA Vice President
Senior Travel Manager, Global Travel Services, NetApp
Donna Kelliher, CTC, GLP
GBTA Chairperson and Past President
Director, Travel & Corporate Services
Dominion
Scott A. Solombrino
President, GBTA Allied Leadership Council
President & CEO
Dav El/Boston Coach Chauffeured Transportation Network
Dorothy Dowling
Vice President, GBTA Allied Leadership Council
Chief Marketing Officer, Best Western Hotels & Resorts
Billy Bos
Associate Director of Group, Worldwide Sales
Best Western Hotels & Resorts
Bhart A. Sarin, CCTE, C.P.M., GTP
Head of Global Indirect and APAC Regional Procurement
Ingredion Incorporated
Cindy Shumate, GTP
Senior Manager, Travel and Meetings
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Karin Thompson, CCTE, GLP
Senior Global Travel Manager
ViaSat, Inc.
Gloria Gonzalez, CCTE, GTP
CPC President
Director of Travel & Meetings
Freeman Company
About GBTA
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is the world's premiere business travel and meetings trade organization headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area and serving stakeholders across six continents. GBTA and its 8,000+ members represent and advocate for the $1.48 trillion global travel business and meetings industry. GBTA and the GBTA Foundation deliver world-class education, events, research, advocacy and media to a growing global network of more than 28,000 travel professionals and 125,000 active contacts. For more information visit gbta.org.
About the GBTA Foundation
The mission of the GBTA Foundation, the US 501c3 charitable arm of the Global Business Travel Association, is to help the global business travel industry create a positive impact and better future for people and the planet. The GBTA Foundation focuses on the strategy and execution of GBTA's global sustainability programs, supporting initiatives related to climate action; diversity, equity and inclusion; and other talent-related topics via education, research and advocacy. For more information visit gbtafoundation.org.
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