Press Release
Contact:
Asia-Pacific - Kenneth Phua, +65-226-3069
EMEA - Herman Mensink, +31-40-284-4493
United States - Megan Costello, 1-703-683-5322
ACTE
Moves into High Gear in Asia-Pacific Region
December
17, 2002 (Alexandria, Virginia, USA) The Association of Corporate
Travel Executives (ACTE), an international organisation dedicated
to the advancement of the business travel industry, is stepping
up its activities throughout Asia-Pacific in 2002.
Effective
January 1, 2002, Kenneth Phua will be ACTE's Director of Asia-Pacific.
Phua, who is based in Singapore, is highly respected in the Asia-Pacific
business travel industry. He will use his extensive, high-level
network in the travel industry to provide leadership and direction
for ACTE in the region. Phua was one of the first ACTE volunteer
leaders in Asia, a former chair of the ACTE Singapore Sub-committee,
ACTE's first Asia Regional Council Education Representative, and
the recipient of the 2000 ACTE President's Award.
"The appointment
of Kenneth Phua will allow ACTE to conduct a focused assessment
of the unique needs of individual markets in the Asia-Pacific
region and draw key data for designing appropriate educational
events." stated Ron Wagner, President, ACTE. "Education will be
based on the respective stages of development and practice of
the travel management discipline within each country."
In 2002,
under the direction of Kennth Phua, ACTE will offer an expanded
educational programme in Asia-Pacific. ACTE will independently
develop and deliver 9 Executive Forums as well as a two-day Executive
Symposium. The expanded programme will allow ACTE to better support
travel management professionals who are challenged with a rapidly
changing corporate travel environment and an economic downturn.
In addition to developing new programs, Phua will be responsible
for enhancing the level of member services provided by the ACTE
office in Singapore. He will also focus on increasing and strengthening
ACTE's membership base throughout the region.
With the
addition of Kenneth Phua, ACTE has three fully functional offices
representing the following regions - Asia-Pacific, Europe, and
North America. "These three offices will allow ACTE to provide
quality educational programmes and peer-to-peer networking opportunities
for travel management professionals worldwide." stated Nancy Holtzman,
Executive Director, ACTE.
Founded
in 1988, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) is
a member-driven organisation wholly dedicated to the science of
business travel management with an international constituency. ACTE
membership totals more than 2,400, including business travel executives
in Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America
and the United States. The organisation is headquartered in Alexandria,
Va., with regional offices located in Brussels, and Singapore. ACTE's
web site is www.acte.org.
