ACTE President Richard Crum Ends Tenure with Achievement and Optimism for the Future
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - AirPlus International, a leading provider of global corporate travel payment solutions, jointly releases a statement with ACTE regarding the successful role of Richard Crum as ACTE President this past year. Crum, also the President of AirPlus International, was selected to lead ACTE for the past two years. His legacy to the business travel industry will include the engagement in several key legislative endeavors, the increased development of the association’s innovative and strategic educational agenda and an expanded and enhanced Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. Crum will take over as Chair of the ACTE Centre at the beginning of 2009 for two years and will continue to lead AirPlus in the United States.
“During Richard Crum’s two-year tenure as ACTE President, attendance at educational events worldwide soared to the 9,000 mark, hitting some of the highest levels of participation in the industry by corporate buyers and travel managers– between 35 percent and 40 percent,” said Susan Gurley, ACTE Chairman. “Under his presidency, ACTE was able to develop a new agenda that will serve as a legacy to the association, and also to the business travel industry at large,” she continued.
ACTE leads by providing education to its membership from both the regional Executive Forums and PowerTalks which are then are developed further as topics for the national and global conferences. Under Crum’s leadership, ACTE achieved greater prominence in government affairs (both in the U.S. and in Europe), extended its scope to 82 countries, and received some of its strongest recognition in the travel trade, national, and international media.
“My role with ACTE has been exciting, educational and motivating. As ACTE President, I had the opportunity to represent my peers to industry media and government, to initiate legislation that protects all business travelers, and to be a part of a dynamic team which has greatly influenced how companies do business,” stated Richard Crum, ACTE President. “I am most proud of our CSR initiatives and will continue to support these within the industry.” For Crum’s blog entry on his ACTE presidency on The Beat website, please click HERE.
About AirPlus:
With more than 32,000 corporate customers worldwide, AirPlus International is a global leader in business travel payment solutions; offering lodge card accounts, corporate cards and online management tools. As the leading issuer worldwide of UATP, AirPlus settles flight tickets from more than 260 airlines and is the preferred partner of various airlines such as Air China, British Airways (NYSE:BAB), Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL), Luxair, Lufthansa German Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, TAP Portugal and Singapore Airlines. Please visit www.airplus.com for further information, or contact Rana Walker, Marketing and Communication Manager at rwalker@airplus.com or +1 (703) 373-0947.
About ACTE:
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) represents the global business travel industry through its international advocacy efforts, executive level educational programs, and independent industry research. ACTE's membership consists of senior travel industry executives from 82 countries representing the €463 billion business travel industry. With the support of sponsors from every major segment of the business travel industry, ACTE develops and delivers educational programs in key business centers throughout the world. ACTE has representation in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and the United States. For more information on ACTE, please go to www.acte.org or contact Kathy Brannigan Senior Director, Global Communications for ACTE, at +1 (703) 683-5322 x203 or kbrannigan@acte.org.
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