Risk management firm NC4 hired former GBTA president Craig Banikowski to serve as director of travel programs.

According to NC4 president and CEO Jim Montagnino, Banikowski will help the company "fine-tune our risk management solutions and ensure that NC4's travel program provides best-in-class services for our own organization and travelers." In addition to previously serving as Global Business Travel Association president, Banikowski chaired the association's global risk committee and continues as GBTA chairman. His career also has included a stint as Hilton Hotels Corp.'s director of global travel management.