Partnership Travel Consulting announced a strategic partnership with France-based JK Associates Consulting

that aims to create "the industry's first truly global organizations focusing on outsourced procurement and travel management." The combination will provide "a much deeper penetration with European multinational corporations particularly in France, Spain, Belgium and Switzerland," according to PTC founder and CEO Andrew Menkes. JKAC founder and CEO Brigitte Jakubowski and employee Nathalie Marechal will serve as PTC consultants and assist in generating new business in Western Europe. PTC also announced that industry vet Tanya Racz joined as senior vice president, focused on Canada and the U.S. "Pacific Southwest" region, according to the firm. During a 25-year career, Racz held management positions at Delta Air Lines and BTI Canada, and served as the Global Business Travel Association's regional director in Canada.