Institute of Travel Management appointed immediate past chairman Mark Avery to lead its Project Icarus as chairman

The , replacing former HSBC buyer Tony Pilcher. Avery is business services head at Icarus-accredited PricewaterhouseCoopers. "The project recently announced a complete overhaul of the tools it offers members and subscribers and it is focusing on increasing the number of companies committed to the project in 2009," ITM said.