JULIA Sullivan has been appointed Association of Corporate Travel Executives’ (ACTE) regional chair for the Middle East and Africa, a role she will serve for two years, ending December 2017.
Commenting on the appointment, Greeley Koch, ACTE executive director, said: “Julia Sullivan has extensive experience as a buyer and a supplier, and as a committed ACTE volunteer.
“She understands the objectives of our membership and will energise this knowledge in a series of networking exchanges slated to begin this month. I’m confident her high-level engagement with travel managers and suppliers in the region will keep ACTE in the forefront of defining issues and solutions.”
As the business travel manager for Shell Corporate Travel MENA, Sullivan works closely with internal and external stakeholders across hierarchies to provide secure, safe and cost efficient travel solutions.
Following a dissertation project on demand management in travel management and procurement processes for EADS/Airbus, she joined American Express Business Travel in Europe in account management roles and moved to the Middle East in 2009 to build up and lead the account management function for Alshamel, then Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s partner in the Gulf.
“Serving as ACTE’s regional chair for the Middle East and Africa will not only broaden my own influence as an international travel management executive, it will help me empower those with a similar vision and a commitment to shared professional excellence,” said Sullivan.
