Doug Weeks Resigns As ACTE President

Booz & Co. director of global sourcing and travel Doug Weeks resigned this morning as president of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives in a letter to the ACTE board, effectively signaling the end of any chance that ACTE soon would reconsider its decision not to merge with the National Business Travel Association.

Weeks told BTN that a large part of the reason for his resignation was that increased responsibility and time requirements of the ACTE presidency and the expanded scope of his position at Booz & Co. "were causing me to fall further behind at work." As a result, he said he would be able to put less time into ACTE at a time when they need a president to put more time into the organization. He also conceded that the rejection of his efforts to merge NBTA and ACTE into one organization were a factor. "In my resignation letter, I said that since it was clear that I was not in synch with the board that it was best for both parties for me to step down."

Weeks, who said he had not yet heard back officially from the ACTE board regarding his letter, said he would continue to be a member of "a great organization that I believe still offers a lot of value."

Weeks is the third board member to resign since the ACTE board rejected the proposal on June 8. ACTE treasurer-elect Mary Ellen George and treasurer Brad Seitz also resigned.

According to an ACTE spokesperson, ACTE leaders will later today discuss a succession plan. The ACTE by-laws do not state the succession plan following the resignation of the president when a president-elect is not selected. For other vacancies on the board of directors, the post "may be filled for the unexpired term by the president with approval by two-thirds of the voting members of the board."