The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) has appointed JoAnne Lloyd as its new regional director EMEA.
Ms Lloyd has 18 years' experience in the travel industry and has worked for the past seven as director of supplier negotiations and head of account management for UK travel management company Reed and Mackay.
She succeeds Stan Berteloot who left ACTE last November to join KDS as marketing director.
ACTE board member Susan Hopley, said Ms Lloyd was joining the Association at an exciting time.
"ACTE education focuses on cost containment, latest technologies, distribution and procurement issues, as well corporate social responsibility, and contagion prevention," said Ms Hopley.
"The EMEA region currently leads the world in several of these areas, specifically in the area of corporate social responsibility.
"Lloyd's responsibilities include anticipating membership needs, working with the EU on a number of issues, and spearheading new educational potential in the EMEA region.
"The long-term effects of security-related issues, IATA questions, and other challenges -- like health concerns -- are crucial to our members. Lloyd in her new role significantly contributes to our industry and the corporations themselves."
Ms Lloyd will start her new job on June 5 and be based in London.
Finnair plans jobs cut
Finnair is to cut around 670 jobs in the coming year after reporting an operating loss of 5.2m in the first quarter of 2006.
The airline said the job losses, mainly in technical services and administrative support, were aimed at saving 80m annually.
Jukka Hienonen, president and ceo of Finnair, said the losses would involve early retirement and some redundancies.
He said: "Our fuel bill rose last year by 100m and this year we will pay 120m more. We will only be able to pass on a fraction of this into ticket prices."
But Mr Hienonen said the airline was also planning "strong growth mainly focused on Asia Pacific."
"Our Asian traffic will grow by 20 per cent this year. From this summer we will have a long-haul fleet of eight wide-bodied aircraft, and growth in Asian traffic will also attract additional passengers to our European routes," he said.