DEBORAH HOGG Manager of procurement, EMEA and APAC, Inventiv Health Clinical UK Deborah is a procurement specialist at Inventiv Health Clinical, a leading global clinical research organisation (CRO). She has been with Inventiv for one year, but has over 16 years’ experience in the procure- ment and facilities sector, working mainly for corporate global organisations such as BAE, Pepsi Co, Cushman and Wakefield, and PRA, another leading CRO. Currently she manages the procurement and supply chain for 37 countries across EMEA and APAC. Deborah provides a first-class service in an environment where the re- quirements of employees and clients are understood, and she enables employees to maximise efficiencies for the organisation.
IKE IHENACHO Head of global travel, expense and meetings, Mondelez International Ike heads up global travel, expense and meetings at Mondelez International, one of the world’s largest snacks com- panies. He is also a director on the ITM board. Ike’s career has included senior positions at Siemens, JP Morgan Chase, Nokia and BCG. He has an MBA from Oklahoma City University and a Masters in International Procurement (MIP) from Bordeaux Business School, and holds an MCIPS from The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.
GABRIELA KLAZAR Buyer and travel manager, EMEA, Stanley Black and Decker
Gabriela has been with Stanley Black and Decker (SBD) for 11 years, managing the comprehensive travel programme for SBD EMEA for the last three-and-a-half years. She started in her travel manager role when Stanley and Black and Decker merged, and she was in charge of imple- menting the global travel programme in the EMEA region. The team implemented ten countries in eight months. A year later,
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SBD acquired a new business in the security sector, where again she was in charge of rolling out the SBD travel programme in all EMEA countries for this new business, and implemented a further eight countries in six months.
CAROL NEIL Head of corporate travel, EMEA, Nomura Winner of the 2014 Travel Buyer of the Year Award, Carol is head of corpo- rate travel, EMEA, for Nomura, the Asian global investment bank. She is responsible for the delivery and development of all travel services to Nomura Group com- panies in EMEA and the management of all related personnel, suppliers, tech- nology and expenditure. Globally, Carol manages Nomura’s relationship with major international airlines, hotel groups, and the firm’s global travel management company. Furthermore, she also plays a key role in ensuring all regions work co-operatively in line with a co-ordinated strategy.
PETER QUINN Category manager, Steria Peter is category manager for Steria, an IT and business process services outsourcing company. He has worked for them for over 13 years, and has nearly 19 years’ procurement experience. He is responsible for all indirect spend, and has been responsible for the travel category for over three years.
DEBORAH SHORT Global travel manager, Willis Formerly with pharmaceutical giant
Pfizer, setting polices
and influencing key stakeholders within multimillion-dollar global travel environments, Deborah is now global travel manager at insurance broker Willis. She has a strong focus on implementing short- and long-term strategies, travel consolidation, and leading global matrix teams and global supplier programmes, to drive operational excellence and to manage change.
CHAIR OF THE JUDGING PANEL
MIKE TOYNBEE Managing editor, Buying Business Travel With more than 35 years’ experience of editing business travel publications, Mike is one of the industry’s most experi- enced and longest-serving editors. He was the founder editor of Executive Travel in 1979, remaining with the publication until 1997, and was the launch editor of Buying Business Travel in 2003.
MODERATORS
PAUL REVEL Editor, Buying Business Travel Paul’s editorial team includes some of the most respected and experienced writers in the sector, bringing essential information and engaging content to Buying Business Travel’s readership of top corporate travel and meetings buyers. He regularly talks to key industry players, and participates in major conferences and events worldwide.
SIMONE BUCKLEY Chief executive, Institute of Travel and Meetings (ITM) With 20 years’ experience in the business travel industry, Simone took over the leadership of ITM in 2011. Prior to that she was founder and director of consultancy firm Bouda,and previous to that headed up Capita Business Travel as managing director.
BOB PAPWORTH, Executive editor, Buying Business Travel A career journalist, Bob has been specialising in corporate travel issues for 17 years. In addition to his role as executive editor of Buying Business Travel, he is also a conference circuit regular, moderating events for, among others, ACTE, ITM, the Hotel Booking Agents Association (HBAA) and the Serviced Apartment Summit.
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