Sydney, Australia, 2013-07-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) — the voice of the global business travel industry — today announced a new appointment to the GBTA AUS/NZ Advisory Board.
Matthew Goss, Managing Director Australia, joined Concur in 2002 where he has held a number of senior management positions including that of Regional Vice President, Client Services where he was responsible for Concur’s Consulting and Product services in Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Concur, Mr Goss held senior consulting positions with Captura Asia Pacific and Acumen Alliance.
Chris Telfer, Advisory Board Chair and Senior Contract Manager at the Australian Federal Police said, “It is with great pleasure that GBTA AUS/NZ announces the appointment of Matthew Goss from Concur Australia as a Board member. Matt brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in respect of technology and product services, which will greatly enhance a broader skills set across the current board incumbents. We look forward to working with Matt.”
The appointment of Mr Goss forms part of the increased activity and development of GBTA in the region. He will join Ms Telfer and fellow board members to advise GBTA on its delivery of advocacy, membership, education and training, and research. In 12 months, GBTA AUS/NZ has increased events four-fold and continues to ensure the high quality delivery of education and professional development to the business travel community.
Commenting on his new, voluntary role, Mr Goss said, “I admire the work GBTA does both in the region and globally and it is a wonderful opportunity to be part of the world’s leading business travel association and to give something back to our industry.”
Those seeking more information or interest in becoming a Board member, can contact GBTA AUS/NZ on +61 2 9456 4470 or visit gbta.org/aus-nz.
Contact: Rachel Harper, Director – Operations, Australia and New Zealand: rharper@gbta.org or +61 (0) 40 666 1143
About the Global Business Travel Association
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is the world’s premier business travel and meetings organisation. Collectively, GBTA’s 5,700-plus members manage over $340 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually. GBTA provides its network of 21,000 business and government travel and meetings managers, as well as travel service providers, with networking events, news, education & professional development, research, and advocacy. For more information, visit gbta.org/aus-nz.
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