GBTA Announces Inaugural Volunteer Leadership Sponsor

GBTA Announces Inaugural Volunteer Leadership Sponsor

Alexandria, VA (May 16, 2017) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the global business travel industry, today announced Cornerstone Information Systems has partnered with GBTA as the inaugural Volunteer Leadership Sponsor.

Cornerstone has long supported its employees’ efforts and involvement in GBTA through the Committee structure, their local Chapters and at GBTA Convention. Cornerstone CEO Mat Orrego has also been involved in the GBTA Ladders Program since its inception as both a mentor and as part of the volunteer leadership team. “Ladders” is GBTA’s innovative, industry-wide mentoring program connecting business travel leaders with industry newcomers to facilitate collaboration and mentorship, while tackling challenges facing the future of our industry.

Through this sponsorship, Cornerstone seeks to extend that support to volunteers across business travel, and believes GBTA provides the platform to drive engagement that fosters growth and innovation in the business travel industry.

“Volunteers are the heart of GBTA – and together, help to advance the business travel industry,” said Christle Johnson, GBTA President.

“We have been committed supporters of GBTA through the years, and this Volunteer Leadership Sponsorship enables us to further our commitment,” said Mat Orrego. “We have found GBTA gives us a great opportunity to connect with our customers and have a voice in the industry. Through committees and Ladders, our team takes an active role throughout GBTA. Supporting GBTA volunteers means supporting my own team. We are thrilled to take this new sponsorship role within GBTA.”

The sponsorship includes involvement at various GBTA events throughout the year including GBTA Chapter Leadership Summit, GBTA All Committee Summit, GBTA Chapter Presidents’ Council Leadership Summit, GBTA All Committee Summit and GBTA Convention.

CONTACT:

Colleen Gallagher line, +1 703 236 1133, cgallagher@gbta.org About Cornerstone Information Systems

Cornerstone Information Systems® is a global technology and services provider that has a unique domain knowledge in the travel industry, from how travel is operationalized to how information is managed. With a foundation in automation, we design, build, and deliver technology for travel companies and corporate buyers. We enable better data and decisions through automation and analytics. Companies managing more than $25 billion in travel spend annually trust Cornerstone to help them proactively lower the costs of travel management and drive revenues through travel optimization. Founded in 1992, Cornerstone Information Systems is a privately held company headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana with customers in more than 50 countries. To learn more, visit www.ciswired.com.

About the Global Business Travel Association
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is the world’s premier business travel and meetings trade organization headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area with operations on six continents. GBTA’s 9,000-plus members manage more than $345 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually. GBTA and the GBTA Foundation deliver world-class education, events, research, advocacy and media to a growing global network of more than 28,000 travel professionals and 125,000 active contacts. To learn how business travel drives lasting business growth, gbta.org