New York - The BTN Group here on Monday announced its list
of the 25 most influential travel industry executives during 2013. This 29th
annual listing recognizes achievements by the buyers, supplier executives,
public officials and others who most influenced business travel generally
and/or managed travel specifically—usually but not necessarily in positive ways—as
determined by The BTN Group's editors. Look for full coverage in the Jan. 20,
2014, print issue of Business Travel News.
The Business Travel
News 25 Most Influential Business Travel Executives of 2013:
Reggie Aggarwal, founder,
CEO and chairman, Cvent
Bill Baer, assistant
attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division
Simon Barker, CEO, Conferma
Ed Bastian, president,
Delta Air Lines
Hans-Ingo Biehl, executive
director, VDR
Tim Clark, president, Emirates
Jim Donald, CEO, Extended
Stay America
James Filsinger, CEO, Yapta
Dean Forbes, CEO, KDS
Phil Hammer, CEO, ProcureApp
Tim Hay, cooperative
development coordinator, Western States Contracting
Alliance-National Association of State Procurement Officials
Cindy Heston, director
of travel and events, WellPoint
Dave Hilfman, senior
vice president of sales, United Airlines
Paul Hoffmann, president
and CEO, eCommission Solutions
Roberto Kobeh
González, president, International Civil Aviation Organization
Carolyn McCall, CEO, EasyJet
Ronald Nelson,
chairman and CEO, Avis Budget Group
Doug Parker, chairman
and CEO, US Airways
Steve Reynolds, founder
and president, tripBam
Steve Singh, chairman
and CEO, Concur
John Snyder, global
president and COO, BCD Travel
Richard Solomons, CEO,
InterContinental Hotels Group
Gene Sperling,
director, U.S. National Economic Council
Margaret Sweeney,
judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Tony Tyler, director general and CEO, International Air
Transport Association