BCD M&I named former CWT Meetings & Events executive Fernando Lonergan senior director of the Asia/Pacific region,

according to the meetings management company, a sister company of BCD Travel. Based in Sydney and reporting to BCD M&I Asia/Pacific managing director Lisa Hopkins, Lonergan "will be responsible for the expansion and growth of the Australian market" and serve as "the key business development lead for multinational solutions within the Asia/Pacific region," according to the company. Lonergan for the past six years served as CWT Meetings & Events' Australia/New Zealand program director, according to BCD.