Category Lead and mentor for Global TMC RFP from conception to award with collaboration from Regional Travel Managers- Valued at US$200M. This RFP resulted in awarding the business to a new TMC after 20+ years with the incumbent. Guaranteed Savings of US$xM.Lead for creation of ‘Business Continuity Plan’ if a ‘Preferred Supplier’ go into bankruptcy; engaging with preferred suppliers for alternative access to our negotiated discounts with minimal disruption.Hotel Program - Develop yearly strategy for EMEA contributing to Global Program, source, benchmark and negotiate preferred hotel rates on an annual basis, returning savings ~US$180K for 2020.Direct responsibility for Europe, Middle East and Africa- 2019 Total managed travel core spend US$55M (US$24M Air, US$9 Hotel, US$1M Car, US$22M Rail) - Savings achieved US$2.4M (Exceeded EMEA Target US$2.1M), contributed to the global team goal to deliver 5.8%.- Surpassed online adoption target of 90% by 9% and reduced cost per transaction by 75%.- Cash in Expense – engaged with business Stakeholders to drive and change traveller behaviour in use of corporate card, moved the needle by 3% thus increasing card rebate. - Improved productivity by 43% reduction in driving small meeting spend from PO to P Card.Collaboration with Travel and Expense Teams to introduce a virtual T&E ChatBot (Robotic Process Automation) to improve operational efficiency by 50%+ in responding to traveller/booker questions.Supplier Relationship Management - Manage regular reviews with key suppliers, measuring key performance against their SLA, produce and present quarterly Scorecards.

• Responsible for 55 markets within Europe, Middle East and Africa (~12,000 Travellers)o Managed the EMEA Budget (USD 58M of which Air represents USD 31M)• Direct Reports – 1 to 2• Implemented Cliqbook (Concur Travel) as preferred online booking tool into 14 markets• Influenced and implemented an EMEA Meetings Policy and centralised the co-ordination of the booking and approval processo Savings 2010 USD 143K YTD against a spend of USD 586K• Consolidated the booking of flights for Global Events through a central UK location for reporting, policy compliance and security• Negotiated airline, hotel and car rental agreements (Local and EMEA)• Consolidated to one travel management company in EMEA• Implemented and managed a charge card program throughout EMEA• Managed regular reviews with all key suppliers under remit, measured performance against their Service Level Agreement and savings achieved• Produced and provided management information reports detailing travel spend, savings/cost avoidance as a result of purchasing initiatives• Previously held indirect responsibility for 14 markets within Asia Pacific (~4,000 Travellers) between April 2007 and September 2009

Managed the UK Travel Budget (GBP 15M), resolution of day to day internal and supplier queries, negotiated airline, car rental and hotel agreements. Key member of the European Commodity Team.