Press Release
For Immediate Release
18 January 2011
ACTE Welcomes New Middle East and Africa Representative to Key Position on Board of Directors
Alexandria, VA --
The result of elections for the Middle East & Africa regional board representative for the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) has been announced with Roland Bunge, General Manager, Commercial, Kanoo Travel being elected.
Mr Bunge, who is ba
Regional Board members, who are the main liaison between the ACTE Regional Chair, ACTE members in that region, and the ACTE Board of Directors, drive strategy and growth in the region, provide leadership and guidance to the ACTE Regional Chair and ensure their region is aligned with ACTE’s overall strategy and goals.
Commenting on his appointment Mr Bunge said: “My personal goal in representing the Middle East and Africa Region will be to work on strategic initiatives that will enable ACTE to continuously provide added value, networking and information for our industry, our companies, and our members' abilities to accomplish their goals”.
Elections also took place for two other regional board seats – United States and Europe.
Mary Bastrentaz, Senior Director - Global Travel & Events, Accenture is the new regional board member for the United States.
Yves Galimidi, Global Travel Purchaser, IKEA was voted onto the board as the representative for Europe.
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