Resources Buyer from Linc Energy to Support Leading Sector Focus
Brisbane, Australia, 2012-11-27 — /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 to support the region’s activity in the Energy & Resources sector.
As the Global Travel Manager at Linc Energy, Sonya Lowry manages 300 travellers worldwide and a budget of $8 million per year. With previous experience at Marriott and Flight Centre, both in Australia and New Zealand, Ms. Lowry brings invaluable attributes to the team. In 2012 she won both GBTA’s prestigious international Mike Kabo Award and the AUS/NZ Professional Travel Manager Award.
GBTA Australia & New Zealand Advisory Board Chair and Senior Contract Manager at the Australian Federal Police, Chris Telfer commented “We are delighted to have attracted Sonya to the board – she brings a wealth of knowledge – not only in the energy sector but from a Australia-New Zealand wide travel industry perspective. We look forward to her input through this exciting time of increased activity in the region. This is the first of a number of appointments to ensure that the GBTA regional board represents a good cross section of travel management in the region.”
Ms. Lowry will join Ms. Telfer and fellow board members from QBT, conTgo, Travel Procure and the Department of Defence to advise GBTA on its membership expansion, education and training delivery, research and events.
The appointment forms part of the increased activity and development of activity for the Energy & Resources sector, including the recent GBTA Aus/NZ Energy & Resources Travel Symposium 2012 in Perth.
Those seeking more information or express an interest in becoming a Board member, can contact GBTA AUS/NZ on +61 2 9456 4470 or visit gbta.org/aus-nz.
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 5,000-plus members manage over $340 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually. GBTA provides its network of 17,000 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.
About the GBTA Australia/NZ Energy & Resources Travel Symposium
In 2011, GBTA established the world’s first travel event dedicated to the Oil, Gas & Marine sectors. The GBTA Europe Oil, gas & Marine Travel Symposium was established at the Thistle Altens on 18th October 2011. It was attended by over 100 delegates from the UK, Africa, Netherlands, Norway, and the USA.
The GBTA AUS/NZ Energy & Resources Travel Symposium 2012 took place at the Mercure, Perth on 15-16 October and following the successful inaugural event, GBTA AUS/NZ are already organising the 2013 Symposium. Plans to expand the focus on this special interest sector include the launch of GBTA Oil, Gas & Marine Travel Symposium in Brazil in Q4 2012 and more in further GBTA locations.
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