Lee Whiteing, former head of global travel operations at HSBC, joins Global Secure Accreditation as commercial director on April 1.
Global Secure Accreditation (GSA) has appointed Lee Whiteing, former head of global travel operations for HSBC, as commercial director.
Whiteing will join the hotel security accreditation organisation on 1 April. In the new role, he will engage with corporate travel teams and suppliers about their traveller safety and security priorities.
Whiteing held a number of roles over 27 years at HSBC. While heading up travel operations, he oversaw the consolidation of travel agencies from 23 globally to two, and overhauled travel policy with a customer-first ethos that yielded high traveller satisfaction levels.
David Wood, GSA’s chief executive officer, said: “Lee was a strong advocate of independent security accreditation for hotels in his previous role with HSBC, so we are thrilled that he is joining the team with his deep knowledge of the travel management sector and commitment to putting travellers first.”
Whiteing added: “Having operated large scale and complex global travel programmes and been responsible for thousands of travellers, I understand first-hand the travel manager’s challenge to assess and manage risk across hundreds of destinations worldwide.
“Independent security accreditation for hotels and accommodation providers is a huge step forward in our industry and has never been more important.”