The Payment and Expense Committee’s mission is to provide strategic direction for business travel payment. The committee provides leadership to members and the global business travel community through education, strategic direction and universal standards, as it relates to travel payment.

  • To improve the understanding and professional relationships between corporate travel managers, procurement & financial professionals, business travelers and industry merchants.
  • To engage in projects that will assist GBTA members in developing, implementing, and marketing travel payment and expense solutions.
  • To act as a resource for GBTA members seeking information on business travel payment; publish committee standard documents and research materials covering various payment and expense solutions.
  • To provide strategic direction to streamline communication, acceptance and other process efficiencies.

Applications to serve on a Committee are accepted year-round and open to any GBTA member. Members serve 2-year terms running from Convention to Convention. Each Committee will be in contact shortly after an application is received. Based on the application, the Committee may either conduct an interview, hold the application or decline the applicant. Committees must maintain a 51% Direct Member and 49% Allied Member ratio. Fill out the committee application form below.

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U.S. Payment and Expense Committee

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Leadership

Jeff Ochaita
Chair
Vice President, Sales and Customer Success
GetGoing – a BCD Company

Jocelyn Smith
Vice Chair
Global Travel & Expense Manager
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America Inc.

Members

Kelly Cleeton
Committee Member
Senior Director, Global Business Development
ConfermaMic

Erik Dielschneider
Committee Member
Sales Engineer
Grasp Tech

Mike Donohue
Committee Member
Global Category Manager – Travel
ExxonMobil

Leslee Fritz
Committee Member
Corporate Travel & Procurement Leader

Jeanette Frost
Committee Member
Travel Program Manager
University of Michigan

Aaron Galvan
Committee Member
Director, Network Sales
UATP

Robyn Gilmartin
Committee Member
Principal Enterprise Account Manager
Navan

Terri Glowe
Committee Member
Corporate Travel Manager
Landry’s

Seth Kaplan
Committee Member
Director, Product Management (Payments)
Hilton Worldwide

Katie Mak
Committee Member
T&E Manager
Figma Inc.

William Meek
Committee Member
Sr. Manager-Strategic Travel Accounts- Americas
WEX

Deepti Mehra
Committee Member
Sr Director – Global Travel & Meetings
Visa Inc.

Vince Noll
Committee Member
Director – Ally Supply Chain (T&E & P2P Customer Service)
Ally Financial

Alexander Olsen
Committee Member
Vice President – Global Payment Partnerships
HRS

TJ Salo
Committee Member
Vice President, Sales
ConnexPay

Lisa Simpson, CCTE
Committee Member
Travel & Card Service Specialist/T&E/Office Services Supervisor
JM Huber Corporation

Carmen Stinson
Committee Member
Managing Director
National Corporate Housing

Europe Payment and Expense Committee

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Leadership

Marion Klar
Chair
Director Payments & Product Experience
AmexGBT

Martin Stevens
Vice Chair
Senior Manager
RELX

Members

Sara Chiarello
Committee Member
Staff Program Manager EMEA Travel Sourcing
Tesla

Paul Dear
Committee Member
Senior Director Supplier Services
SAP Concur

Mario Kriebel
Committee Member
Head of Global Payment & Travel Management
TUI AG

Helen Hodgkinson
Committee Member
Head of Travel Product & Sustainability Options
Barclaycard Payments

Adrian Witschi
Committee Member
Senior Director
BCD Travel

Stephanie Brown
Committee Member
Travel Operations Lead
KPMG

Szymon Windys
Committee Member
Global Meeting and Travel Specialist
Ingka Group (IKEA)

Andy Nicholas
Committee Member
Managing Director
PayTech Commercial