ACTE Global :: Association of Corporate Travel Executives

Regional Councils & Champions Program

ACTE relies on its membership to assist in developing the curriculum, growing membership, and identifying new benefits that best meet the needs of a region's membership. ACTE Champions are an integral part of the dialogue. ACTE Champions are ACTE members who collaborate with ACTE's Regional Directors, members, and Board Members on the following activities:

●	Attract and welcome new members
●	Advise conference and forum committees concerning topic suggestions, speakers, and best practices that reflect regional needs
●	Identify potential sources of local sponsorship
●	Support local event marketing and press/media coverage
●	Provide local market research/intelligence

For more information or to volunteer, please email [email protected].

Asia
Australasia
Canada
Europe, Middle East & Africa
Latin America
United States

Regional Council: Asia

China Huilian Duan - View LinkedIn Profile Vice President, Sales & Marketing, APAC Maritim Hotels	China Kimi Jiang - View LinkedIn Profile Vice President, APAC HRS
China Christine Liu - View LinkedIn Profile Asia Pacific Travel Manager Ford Motor Company	Hong Kong Professor Brian King - View LinkedIn Profile Associate Dean, School of Hotel & Tourism Management Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong/Mainland China Marco Pellizzer - View LinkedIn Profile Vice President & General Manager, Hong Kong & China Mainland American Express Global Business Travel	Hong Kong/Singapore John Holden - View LinkedIn Profile Executive Director Goldman Sachs Asia LLC
India Amarnath Lal Das - View LinkedIn Profile General Manager – India Travel Accenture	India Aditya Loomba - View LinkedIn Profile Director ECO Rent a Car
Japan Hiromi Tometaka Director, Head of Corporate Services Societe Generale	Singapore Peter Koh - View LinkedIn Profile Asia Strategic Sourcing Manager, Travel & Professional Services Corning Singapore Holdings Pte. Ltd.
Singapore Christian Lukey - View LinkedIn Profile Head of Hotels APAC Amadeus GDS Singapore PTE. LTD.	Singapore Michael Molloy - View LinkedIn Profile Global Category Principal Rio Tinto
Singapore Michaela Rousseau Senior Vice President, APAC Travel Manager Citibank N.A.

Regional Council: Australasia

Information below to be updated soon. For an current listing, please email [email protected].

Auckland Andrew Dale - View LinkedIn Profile CEO APX Travel Management	Melbourne (Board Member) Georgie Farmer - View LinkedIn Profile Group Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Global Travel Microsoft Global Procurement Group
New Zealand Aileen London - View LinkedIn Profile APAC Senior Manager Meeting Services Oracle Corporation	Sydney Stephen Finlay - View LinkedIn Profile Business Development Manager FCm Travel Solutions
Sydney Elizabeth Georgopoulos (nee Ford) - View LinkedIn Profile Director of Sales Business Travel - Australia Accor Australia	Sydney Philip Hand - View LinkedIn Profile Senior Account Manager, Travel Commonwealth Bank
Sydney David Lorimer - View LinkedIn Profile Partner Sales Manager Fraedom	Sydney Julie O’Leary - View LinkedIn Profile Director of Sales, APAC BCD Travel
Sydney Oliver Tams - View LinkedIn Profile Director Strategic Partnerships Think Procurement	TBD Deborah Clifford - View LinkedIn Profile A/Senior Category Manager - Services and Supply, NSW Procurement Department of Finance and Services, NSW Government

Regional Council: Canada

Regional Chair (Ottawa) Joshua Amiel, MBA - View LinkedIn Profile Senior Director, Strategic Sales HRG North America	Regional Chair (Calgary) Daniele Gorla - View LinkedIn Profile Director Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing Shaw Communications Inc.
Calgary Lorraine Swayze - View LinkedIn Profile Travel Manager Canada Safeway Limited	Cambridge Anne Lex - View LinkedIn Profile Director, Global Sales Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Edmonton Amie Jansen - View LinkedIn Profile National Sales Manager Coast Hotels	Toronto Joeanne Comisso - View LinkedIn Profile Senior Specialist, Corporate Travel VIA Rail Canada
Toronto Carole Maher Contract & Services Coordinator, Enterprise Procurement Branch Ministry of Government Services	Toronto Dirk Baerts - View LinkedIn Profile President MeritBiz
Vancouver Abhishek Bikram Shah - View LinkedIn Profile Sales Manager, Transient Corporate Pan Pacific Vancouver

Country Champions: Europe, Middle East & Africa

Belgium Patrick Artiel - View LinkedIn Profile Head of Sales, Benelux Brussels Airlines	France Jérôme Drevon-Barreaux - View LinkedIn Profile Secretary General and Founding Member French Association of Travel Managers (AFTM)
Germany Yvonne Moya - View LinkedIn Profile Director Global Travel, Event & Fleet Services Unilever Enterprise & Technology Solutions	Italy Diane Laschet - View LinkedIn Profile Country Manager AirPlus International S.r.l.
Netherlands Emma De Lange - View LinkedIn Profile Global Travel Manager The International Baccalaureate	Russia: ABT-ACTE Council Head Irina Kostyukova - View LinkedIn Profile Head of Business Travel Kaspersky Lab
Russia: ABT-ACTE Council Member Vera Chelenk - View LinkedIn Profile Head of Administrative Department BNP Paribas	Russia: ABT-ACTE Council Member Yulia Evlakhova Head of Business Travel Department BNS Group
Russia: ABT-ACTE Council Member Eugeny Evlannikov Ernst & Young (CIS) B.V.	Russia: ABT-ACTE Council Member Marina Krechetnikova - View LinkedIn Profile Administration Director Japan Tobacco International (JTI)
Spain Open	Sweden Mikael Saari - View LinkedIn Profile Category Segment Leader - Travel IKEA Group
Switzerland Dominic Short - View LinkedIn Profile Global Category Manager Travel Takeda Pharmaceuticals	United Kingdom Open

Country Champions: Latin America

Argentina
Open

Brazil
Open

Country Champions: United States

Regional Chair (New York) Michael Lyons - View LinkedIn Profile Regional Head of Travel Services HSBC Bank	California Pamela Aberg - View LinkedIn Profile Director, Travel Services Sony Pictures Entertainment
District of Columbia Claudia Bonetti - View LinkedIn Profile Travel Manager, Sr. Staff Lockheed Martin	Florida Phyllis Tess - View LinkedIn Profile Global Key Account Manager Best Western
Illinois Doreen Burse - View LinkedIn Profile Vice President, Global Sales Marriott International, Inc.	Illinois Trish Rothman - View LinkedIn Profile Global Travel Manager William Blair & Company
Michigan Cheryl Benjamin - View LinkedIn Profile Travel Manager Dart Container Corp.	Minnesota Kristin Ojala - View LinkedIn Profile Manager, Global Travel & Employee Services General Mills
New York Carol Ferretti - View LinkedIn Profile Managing Director Bank of Montreal Diners Club	New York Eric Hofer - View LinkedIn Profile Director, Sales & Account Management - North America HRS - The Hotel Portal
New York Elizabeth (Liz) Schafer - View LinkedIn Profile Regional Sales Director Dorchester Collection	New York Jami Stapelmann - View LinkedIn Profile Director, Global Travel, Meetings & Card Services The Estée Lauder Company
New York Colin Temple - View LinkedIn Profile VP & General Manager, US & Canada American Express Global Business Travel	Ohio Karoline Medancic - View LinkedIn Profile Senior Manager, Program Engagement BCD Travel
Pennsylvania Susan Shaid-Kedson - View LinkedIn Profile Global Sales Director, Corporate Accor	Texas Nicki Leeds - View LinkedIn Profile Global Travel Manager Hess Corp.