American Express Global Business Travel named Cindy Allen chief marketing officer

to lead the travel management company's "brand positioning, marketing, product marketing, corporate communications and industry relations on a global level." At the end of April, Allen left Concur, where she served as vice president of TMC services. Previously, she was CEO of agency software provider GDSX, which Concur acquired in 2013. Allen and Kathy Burns also co-founded PayForTrip, a virtual payments solution set to launch its initial beta customer in August.