Press Release
For Immediate Release
21 December 2006
ACTE Announces New Board Members for 2007
Alexandria, VA -- The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) announced today the election of Michele Bryant, Deloitte Services and Sally Rademaker, Ericsson South Africa to the Board of Directors, with terms starting in January 2007. In the same statement issued by ACTE President Greeley Koch, it was also announced that Caro Cook, IMF has been re-elected. Each will hold an “At-Large” position on the ACTE Board of Directors for the next 3 years. We are pleased that the selection reflects our international membership.
"ACTE is fortunate to have members always willing to share their time and expertise as leaders," said association President Greeley Koch. "These colleagues and their companies, deserve special recognition for making the advancement of this association and this industry a vital part of their professional agenda. This recent election brings three more corporate members to a board that reflects ACTE’s international constituency with a majority of board members from outside the U.S. Sally Rademaker is ACTE’s first board member from South Africa, where our executive forums have been attracting record numbers.”
Michele Bryant, Director, Travel and Procurement for Deloitte Services, LLP, is responsible for all facets of travel operations, including agency and online booking, airlines, hotels, car rentals and ground transportation. Bryant is also responsible for meetings procurement (over 900 meetings per year) as well as non-Technology procurement, in a company with an air spend of $191 million.
Sally Rademaker, Manager, Sourcing Market Unit - Sub Sahara Africa, Ericsson South Africa, brings 10 years of procurement experience, expertise in the emerging markets of Africa, and long standing relationship with ACTE to the boardroom table. Rademaker believes ACTE’s objectives are especially significant to corporate economic growth in her region.
Caro Cook, Chief, Transportation Section, International Monetary Fund, returns for her second term on the ACTE Board of Directors. A well-known authority in business travel management circles, Cook has been quoted in the media and served with distinction on a number of ACTE committees. Cook is responsible for the strategic development and operational management of a travel unit serving 3,500 international travelers.
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