Meet the judges
Kate Constance UK procurement manager, travel & BSS, BNP Paribas Kate started her career as a PA and office manager before moving into project management. Her career later developed as she took on the travel-focused role of UK travel manager. She is now UK procurement manager, travel, with BNP Paribas. Her background proved to be a good preparation for the diverse and complex nature of the category, and understanding the PA’s perspective has also been advantageous.
Michael Hill Director, global procurement – travel & events, Liberty Global Michael joined Liberty Global as direc- tor – travel & events, in March. Prior to this, he was global travel manager for Zurich Insurance, and has held global & regional travel roles for Coca-Cola, IHG, Universal Music and EDS. Prior to joining the corporate side, Michael worked for British Airways. He then held travel management roles for companies including Rosenbluth International and American Express.
Robbie Hughes
Manager travel – EMEA, Salesforce; ITM board director Robbie is a travel veteran with more than 40 years’ industry experience. This includes 21 years at American Express. In 2000 he joined Cisco Systems with responsibility for its travel and expense programmes across EMEA. After a six- year tenure, he joined Oracle Corpora- tion as EMEA travel manager. In 2010 Robbie became the EMEA
travel and expenses manager at Sales- force. Today, he has responsibility for the travel operations, service delivery and supplier procurement. Robbie has been on the board of ITM in the UK for the last seven years. He holds a master certification in project management as well as the GBTA GTP certification.
Rebecca Jackson MCIPS Senior category manager, Aviva Rebecca was delighted to have been asked to join the judges panel for 2018 having been a finalist for the Travel Buyer of the Year award in 2016 and 2017 for the work that she undertook while at Communisis. Rebecca has worked in corporate travel procurement for more than 12 years at a variety of companies including Honeywell, British American Tobacco and Proxima. Recognised for her ability to create, implement and drive innovative travel management strategies that tackle all areas of travel, she has delivered policy and behav- ioural change resulting in significant headline savings and operational excel- lence throughout her career.
Marie Luc
EMEA category sourcing manager indirect services, Eaton Industries (Ireland) Marie has 15 years’ experience in purchasing and held several strategic sourcing roles managing indirect services portfolio, with primary objec- tives of ensuring optimal process, cost efficiency, stakeholders’ satisfaction and best-in-class sourcing strategies. Marie is currently the EMEA category sourcing manager for indirect/professional ser- vices at Eaton Industries – a diversified global power management company. She has responsibility for the overall strategic management of the travel pro- gramme. Marie was awarded ITM Best Travel Manager Award Ireland in 2016.
Sarah Marshall Travel & security manager, DAI Europe Sarah is travel & security manager for DAI Europe, a global employee-owned company that implements develop- ment assistance projects in the world’s poorest countries. Sarah provides a crucial travel, medical and security management and advice service that help to keep DAI field and head office
teams safe as they deliver results across diverse international development contexts, from stable societies with potentially high-growth economies to challenging environments affected by political or military conflict.
Stephen McGrane AVP S2P Practice, Genpact Stephen has enjoyed working in the travel industry for more than 30 years in various travel management roles. During this time he has developed a strong understanding of travel suppli- ers’ core dependences, business pro- cesses and commercial needs. Stephen then turned his focus to help a number of large multinational clients optimise their travel programmes.
His areas of expertise include travel programme strategies, global sourc- ing, supplier and customer portfolio management, implementation and commercial development. Married with four children, Stephen enjoys coaching children’s rugby, is a regular contributor to BBT, and an active member of ITM.
Corrina Murray Senior global process manager – travel operations, Google Corrina has worked with Google for five years. She runs Google’s global travel operations programme, which is viewed as one of the most creative in the industry. Corrina and her team believe in putting the traveller first and are committed to driving innovations to deliver superior traveller experi- ences and value to Google, powered by cutting-edge technology solutions, optimised policies and rewarding the right kind of behaviours. Corrina trained as an accountant with PwC and holds a LLB, Joint Honours
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