Direct, i.e., buyer, members of the Global Business Travel Association elected Johnson Downie’s Christle Johnson as president

and NetApp's Mark Ziegler as vice president, both for two-year terms that begin immediately. Direct members also cast their votes for Ingredion’s Bhart Sarin, Princeton University’s Cindy Shumate and ViaSat’s Karin Thompson to serve three-year terms on the board of directors. Allied, i.e., supplier, members elected Best Western International's Billy Bos to a two-year term. The new board of directors was elected via a special election after an election at the association’s annual convention in July failed to produce a quorum.