BUSINESS TRAVEL AWARDS 2020
Meet the judges
Vanessa Ancill-Griffiths Senior procurement manager, global corporate services, Meggitt plc Vanessa’s career spans more than 28 years in business travel, events and pro- curement. In her current role at Meggitt, Vanessa is rolling out new policies and vendors to support change management, embedding key deliverables and KPIs to drive realised savings and value metrics. She is a member of the Chartered Insti- tute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) and the ITM, and has been a judge for the Business Travel People Awards.
Joanna Altria Global Travel Manager, Fujitsu Joanna joined Fujitsu in 2018 as global travel manager with the task of supplier consolidation, cost reduction, automa- tion and policy compliance. She has more than 30 years in the travel industry managing global and multinational contracts for some of the world’s leading institutions, some in challenging regions in Russia, Nigeria and Kazakhstan. She is a member of CIPS.
Andrew Cassidy Corporate travel manager, AMC Networks International Andrew joined global TV broadcaster AMC Networks International in 2018 to deliver strategic enhancements to its corporate travel programme. His aim is to consolidate TMCs and implement online booking tools to standardise user experience and improve authorisation workflows. His previous role as travel manager at luxury online fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter Group earned him a nomination for Travel Buyer of the Year at the Business Travel Awards 2014.
Lindsay Cooper Indirect category manager, Kier Limited Lindsay is a member of CIPS and has worked in procurement for 16 years, joining Kier in 2016. During her career, Lindsay has managed a variety of catego- ries and suppliers from warehouse and distribution to marketing and print. In her role at Kier, she has embraced the whole travel programme, improving compliance and delivering significant benefit and efficiencies to the group.
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Lindsay was shortlist- ed for Travel Buyer of the Year in the Business Travel Awards 2019.
Kieron Davis Global strategic sourcing manager, Indirects, Rotork Kieron is a global sourcing and procurement expert with more than a decade of experience in sourcing indirect goods and services for large multina- tionals, with particular expertise and a passion in travel and expense manage- ment. One of his first tasks in his current role was developing a strategy for T&E in a greenfield environment and leading the project to introduce the global travel programme including creating a brand new global T&E policy.
Kerrie Henshaw-Cox Global category lead, AstraZeneca Business Travel Winner of the Travel Buyer of the Year award in 2019, Kerrie joined biopharma- ceutical company AstraZeneca in 2011. Kerrie has overall accountability for the travel strategy, sourcing and supplier relationships, operations and service delivery. The AstraZeneca travel team manages a global programme spanning 75 countries and supporting 40,000 trav- ellers, in partnership with its global TMC. Kerrie has enjoyed a varied career in the travel industry spanning 25 years.
Robbie Hughes EMEA travel and expenses manager, Salesforce Robbie is a travel veteran with more than 40 years’ industry experience, including 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 Corporation as EMEA travel manager. In 2010 Robbie became the EMEA travel and expenses manager at Salesforce. For the past nine years he has taken responsibility for travel operations, service delivery and supplier procure- ment. Robbie has been on the board of the ITM for the past seven years. He holds a master certification in project management as well as the GBTA GTP certification.
Rebecca Jackson Senior category manager, Aviva
Rebecca is a double finalist of
the Travel Buyer of the Year award in 2016 and 2017 for the work that she undertook while at Communisis. She has worked in corporate travel procurement for more than 12 years in various roles. Recognised for her ability to create, implement and drive innovative travel management strategies that tackle all areas of travel, Rebecca has delivered policy and behavioural change resulting in significant headline savings and operational excellence. She is a member of CIPS.
Kathryn Kearns Travel manager, Peninsula Petroleum Kathryn had years of experience with global TMCs before taking a corporate travel management role with Peninsula Petroleum. She now leads its travel team and has delivered cost-effective and trav- eller-aware solutions across the group’s global office network for the past six years. Her ability to manage diverse roles from operational to strategic has set her on course to take on its global procurement needs beyond the travel sphere.
Sarah Marshall Travel and security manager, DAI Europe Sarah is the travel and security manager for DAI Europe, a global employee-owned company that implements development assistance projects in the world’s poorest countries. She provides a crucial travel, medical and security management and advice service that helps to keep DAI field and head office teams safe as they deliver results across diverse international development contexts.
Stephen McGrane Global travel and expense category leader, EMEA, Genpact
Stephen has worked for more than 30 years in various travel management roles. He has developed a strong understanding of travel suppliers’ core dependencies, business processes and commercial needs and has helped a number of large multinational clients optimise their travel programmes. His areas of expertise
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