GBTA’s Sustainability Committee leads, guides, and mobilizes the GBTA membership to collaborate on advancing standards and solutions to improve the sustainability performance of business travel across all three ESG pillars (Environment, Social, and Governance).
- Leverage the committee’s expertise to be an incubator of ideas that provide visibility, education, tools, and resources for our members to expand the sustainability practices into travel policies and programs
- Utilize GBTA’s history and unique position to play a legitimate leadership role to impact and facilitate effective sustainability change
- Develop a roadmap for the future of sustainable travel and our communities by taking credible actions today to track, reduce and mitigate emissions from business trips.
- Be the conduit between business travel buyers, suppliers, and intermediaries to create standardization for emissions calculations and unified sustainability recommendations.
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.
Leadership
Mark Ziegler
Chair
Senior Travel Manager
NetApp
United States
Sandeep Shastri
Vice Chair, APAC
Senior Director – Airline Distribution, Asia Pacific
Sabre
Singapore
Albena Taseva
Vice Chair, Europe
Category Manager, Global Travel
WS Audiology
Denmark
Bonnie Brabb, GLP
Vice Chair, Americas
Global Travel Manager
Juniper Networks
United States
Members
Susan Austin Prendergast
Committee Member
Principal
American Express Global Business Travel
Marianne Balfe
Committee Member
Vice President of Sustainability
Highgate Hotels
Ted Chan
Committee Member
Fleet and Travel Manager
Schindler
Sally Crotty
Committee Member
Engagement Manager & Sustainability Lead
Chase Travel – Corporate Solutions – Consulting Services
Brooke Davis
Committee Member
Global Travel & Events Manager
Lululemon
Stuart Donnelly
Committee Member
President – Mobility
Mobility iQ – The Miles Consultancy
Ryan Ferros
Committee Member
Category Manager – Analytics & Sustainability
UBS AG
Karina Block Henriksen
Committee Member
Group Travel Leader
Ingka Services AB (IKEA
Sally Higgs
Committee Member
Sustainability and Operations Program Manager
Clarasight
Olivia Ruggles-Brise
Committee Member
VP Sustainability
BCD Travel
Susan Savy
Committee Member
Global Travel, Meetings and Card
Compuserve
Kadie Sorensen
Committee Member
Director, Accounts Payable and Corporate Travel
Dayforce
Chelsea Wagenblast
Committee Member
Director, Global Business Travel Sales
Hilton
Nari Williams
Committee Member
Sr. Program Manager – Responsible Travel
Microsoft
Kimberly Wilson
Committee Member
SVP, Global Sales – Corporate
Preferred Hotels & Resorts
APAC Committee Members
Sandeep Shastri
APAC Chair, Global Vice Chair
Senior Director – Airline Distribution, Asia Pacific
Sabre
Singapore
Varun Mehra
Committee Member
Category Manager (Travel) – Air
McKinsey & Company
Singapore
Rachel Tracey
Committee Member
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Brookfield
Australia
Lauren Hook
Committee Member
Head of Sustainability
Corporate Travel Management
Australia
Siew Kim Beh
Committee Member
Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer/Managing Director Japan & Korea
The Ascott Limited
Singapore
Sangitha Shetty
Committee Member
Associate Vice President – Global & Travel & Mobility
Tata Communications Limited
India
Madelyn Malabanan
Committee Member
Marketing Consultant
AB Corporation
Singapore
Amy Niu
Committee Member
Travel Manager Asia Pacific
Arcadis
Hong Kong
Christopher Cheung
Committee Member
APAC Travel Lead
Fidelity International
Hong Kong
Hikneshwaran Seathuraman
Committee Member
Corporate Travel Route & Portfolio Planner (Manager)
Shell
Malaysia
Jessica Khoo-Ang
Committee Member
Director of Corporate Sales Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific
Accor
Singapore
