May 2, 2002
For Immediate Release!
ACTE Awards Acknowledge Leadership, Initiative, and Action
Alexandria, May 2 -- The Association of Corporate Travel Executives honored six of their members for conspicuous contributions to the industry and for selflessly working to advance the profession. The presentations were made during the organization's recent global conference, in Montreal. According to
ACTE President Cheryl Hutchinson, "Each of these individuals embodies the spirit and perseverance of the true travel management professional."
Four members (one from each of ACTE's regions) received the President's Award for service to the industry and for outstanding leadership within the association.
From the Asia-Pacific Region, Doris Goh, regional director of sales, Aesan, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group was cited for her integral role in planning ACTE educational programs. She presently serves as the education representative for ACTE's Asia-Pacific Regional Council.
Alan Nadeau, national account director for Delta Hotels received the President's Award for the Canada Region. One of Canada's pioneer members, Nadeau has been volunteering for various positions for the last seven years. "He is a driving force behind ACTE's forums in the area, and serves as a good salesman for the association," said Hutchinson.
This year's President's Award winner for the Europe Middle East and Africa Region (EMEA) was Vic van den Brandeler, director of corporate travel-international for The Walt Disney Company Europe. Membership representative for the EMEA Regional Council, van den Brandeler (and his committee) has raised both membership retention and recruitment throughout the region.
Representing the United States, Robert McGurk, vice president of corporate travel services for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., received the President's Award for contributing his expertise to a number of ACTE projects, including the Steering Committee for the Montreal Conference.
The Industry Professionalism Award recognizes a member who has made an outstanding contribution to the business travel industry in the past year. A stranded traveler himself during the 9/11 crisis, Greeley S. Koch grappled with his own travel emergency, while dealing with those within his company. In the ensuing months, Koch helped organize ACTE's Web cast program, combining the versatility of the Internet with the association's educational program. He is ACTE's former vice president of education and the current U.S. Regional Council Chair.
The Business Professionalism Award is presented to an ACTE member who has gone far above and beyond the daily requirements of this profession. This year, the award's qualifying parameters focused on disaster recovery. It was presented to Harriet Washburn, vice president - travel, for Aon, a company that had a large office in the World Trade Center. When the magnitude of the disaster became apparent, Washburn secured a special line of credit (in the form of a card) from American Express. This card ended up being used for arranging travel for victims' families, car rentals and victim relocations.
It was also used for flowers at memorial services. In the weeks that followed the tragedy, Washburn implemented a major recovery program resulting in new controls and added corporate safeguards.
For more information, contact:
Jack Riepe
Communications Director
Association of Corporate Travel Executives
610-719-8396
Cell: 610-256-0124
E-mail [email protected]
Founded in 1988, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives is the only organization wholly dedicated to the science of business travel management with an international constituency. ACTE membership totals more than 2,400, including entities in Asia, Europe, Canada and the United States. The organization is headquartered in Alexandria, Va., and its web site is www.acte.org.
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