Meetings management firm BCD M&I, a sister company to BCD Travel, partnered with New Zealand-based Barlow Travel,

an international sporting events management company, BCD M&I announced Monday. The formation of BCD M&I New Zealand expands the organization's influence in the Asia/Pacific region, BCD officials said. Ross Jamieson, Barlow's current head of meetings and incentives, will take over as director of BCD M&I New Zealand. "I expect to be announcing additional partnership agreements similar to the one with Barlow over the next few years," BCD M&I global president Scott Graf said in a statement.