HOTLIST 2018
DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HE MAY BE A MEDIA CLICHE THESE DAYS, but when considering influences on global trade and, therefore, business travel, it’s hard not to include Donald Trump in this list. Under his administration, business travel faces disruption with immigration restrictions
on travellers from various countries – adding to the challenge (already in place) of travellers from visa-waiver countries, including the UK, who’ve visited these nations. As the world’s largest economy by some margin – GDP of US$18 trillion, nearly a
quarter share of the global economy – the effects of American decisions ripple around the globe. Whether that’s increased tensions on the Korean peninsula or in the Middle East, trade relations with China and many other countries, scepticism about the WTO or the effects of reducing US corporation tax, Trump’s strategies influence a myriad of areas that impact on business travel.
JOHAN LUNDGREN, CEO, EASYJET THE INDUSTRY WAS SADDENED by the announcement that Dame Carolyn McCall – one of only a handful of female airline bosses – was stepping down from her position as CEO of Easyjet to move to head up ITV. She was revered by many as an innovator at the airline, changing the way people perceive budget carriers by introducing passenger- friendly initiatives. Her replacement, former TUI deputy chief executive Johan Lundgren, has a big task
ahead of him with the impending £35 million purchase of part of Air Berlin’s operations. Just before his tenure began, Easyjet posted a decrease in revenue but said it had expected the decline in the wake of investments and growth plans. Lundgren will now have to keep up McCall’s momentum as it takes on 25 of Air Berlin’s aircraft to compete with rival Lufthansa in what is seen as a key market for the airlines.
STEVE REYNOLDS, FOUNDER & CEO, TRIPBAM A SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR, Steve Reynolds began working on Tripbam, his fourth start-up, in 2013. He began his career in travel technology nearly 30 years ago as a founding member of Competitive Technologies Inc, one of the first companies to provide managed travel technology tools to travel agencies and corporations. Later, he was a founding member of both Travel Technologies Group and TRX. Reynolds later worked for two large outsourced services companies, where he managed their respective outsourced, offshore servicing practices for travel and transportation firms. In February 2017, Tripbam announced its expansion into the European corporate
travel market and established a London office, which serves as its European headquarters. Reynolds also serves as a volunteer board member of Baylor University’s Technology Entrepreneurship Initiative and the Texas A&M University start-up initiative.
DR ERIC TYREE, CHIEF DATA SCIENTIST, CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL DATA SCIENCE IS WIDELY RECOGNISED as a crucial field wherein lies success or otherwise for practitioners across the business travel supply chain. CWT’s chief data scientist Eric Tyree was nominated as an “expert in data analytics”
who is playing a major role in transforming its business. Indeed, BBT’s interview with the company’s CEO Kurt Ekert last year (see
buyingbusinesstravel.com) found data science at the heart of the company’s strategy, dubbed CWT 3.0. According to one nominator: “Tyree has led the development of a wide range of appli-
cations, including new data-driven products and services in corporate travel, consumer analytics, HR analytics, pensions, insurance, portfolio management, algorithmic trading, anti-fraud/money laundering and equity exchange compliance.”
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