GBTA’s Sustainability Committee leads, guides, and mobilizes the GBTA membership to collaborate on advancing standards and solutions to improve the sustainability performance of business travel across all three ESG pillars (Environment, Social, and Governance).
- Leverage the committee’s expertise to be an incubator of ideas that provide visibility, education, tools, and resources for our members to expand the sustainability practices into travel policies and programs
- Utilize GBTA’s history and unique position to play a legitimate leadership role to impact and facilitate effective sustainability change
- Develop a roadmap for the future of sustainable travel and our communities by taking credible actions today to track, reduce and mitigate emissions from business trips.
- Be the conduit between business travel buyers, suppliers, and intermediaries to create standardization for emissions calculations and unified sustainability recommendations.
Applications to serve on a Committee are accepted year-round and open to any GBTA member. Members serve 2-year terms running from Convention to Convention. Each Committee will be in contact shortly after an application is received. Based on the application, the Committee may either conduct an interview, hold the application or decline the applicant. Committees must maintain a 51% Direct Member and 49% Allied Member ratio. Fill out the committee application form below.
Leadership
Robyn Grassanovits
Chair
Volunteer
Working for the Planet
United States
Sandeep Shastri
Vice Chair, APAC
Senior Director – Airline Distribution, Asia Pacific
Sabre
Singapore
Mark Ziegler
Vice Chair, Americas
Senior Travel Manager
NetApp
United States
Albena Taseva
Vice Chair, Europe
Senior Category Specialist, Global Travel
WS Audiology
Denmark
Members
Susan Austin Prendergast
Committee Member
Principal
American Express Global Business Travel
Marianne Balfe
Committee Member
Vice President of Sustainability
Highgate Hotels
Bonnie Brabb, GLP
Committee Member
Global Travel Manager
Juniper Networks
Mallory Collins
Committee Member
Supplier Program Manager
Meta
Sally Crotty
Committee Member
Engagement Manager & Sustainability Lead
Chase Travel – Corporate Solutions – Consulting Services
Stuart Donnelly
Committee Member
President – Mobility
Mobility iQ – The Miles Consultancy
Ryan Ferros
Committee Member
Category Manager – Analytics & Sustainability
UBS AG
Heather Fulcher
Committee Member
Director Global Sales, Corporate UKI
Marriott International
Karina Block Henriksen
Committee Member
Group Travel Leader
Ingka Services AB (IKEA
Sally Higgs
Committee Member
Sustainability and Operations Program Manager
Clarasight
Adam Keeter
Committee Member
Director, United for Business Products & Partners
United Airlines
Morgan Lautredoux
Committee Member
Corporate Travel-Contract Performance Manager
Shell International B.V.
Sylvian Muller
Committee Member
Product Expert III for Environmental Sustainability
SAP Concur
Olivia Ruggles-Brise
Committee Member
VP Sustainability
BCD Travel
Jenny Sabineu
Committee Member
Sr. Manager, Travel (EMEA/LATAM) & Sustainability
Salesforce
Susan Savy
Committee Member
Global Travel Procurement Manager
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Chelsea Wagenblast
Committee Member
Director, Global Business Travel Sales
Hilton
Nari Williams
Committee Member
Sr. Program Manager – Responsible Travel
Microsoft
Kimberly Wilson
Committee Member
SVP, Global Sales – Corporate
Preferred Hotels & Resorts
Soojin Yoon
Committee Member
Senior Manager, Corporate Responsibility – Marketing, Commercial & Technology
IHG Hotels & Resorts
APAC Committee Members
Sandeep Shastri
APAC Chair, Global Vice Chair
Senior Director – Airline Distribution, Asia Pacific
Sabre
Singapore
Devarajan Ethirajan
Committee Member
Product Expert-Travel & Expense
GLAXOSMITHKLINE
India
Carl Jones
Committee Member
VP of Global Corporate Travel
Traveloka
Singapore
Timson John
Committee Member
Vice-President Sustainability Southeast Asia
Accor
Thailand
Varun Mehra
Committee Member
Senior Consultant
CWT Solutions Group
Singapore
Liping Mian
Committee Member Corporate citizen, who strives to create positivity around me
Individual
Mritunjaya Mohan
Committee Member
Sr Manager Corporate Travel
Palo Alto networks
India
Rachel Tracey
Committee Member
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Brookfield
Australia
Lauren Hook
Committee Member
Head of Sustainability
Corporate Travel Management
Australia
Siew Kim Beh
Committee Member
Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer/Managing Director Japan & Korea
The Ascott Limited
Singapore