Sustainability Leadership

Sustainability Leaders

Every company supporting the GBTA Foundation’s Sustainability Initiative can appoint a ‘Sustainability Leader’ (senior leader with deep sustainability management expertise in their organization) who can contribute expertise to GBTA Foundation’s sustainability initiatives. GBTA Sustainability Leaders from companies with the highest level of contribution and commitment to the Foundation are eligible for a seat on GBTA’s Sustainability Leadership Council (SLC Members).

Theophile Postel-Vinay
Senior Director SAF & CRD Development
Airbus

SLC Member

Ryan Spies
Managing Director, Sustainability
Alaska Airlines

SLC Member

Nora Lovell Marchant
Vice President, Global Sustainability
American Express
Global Business Travel

SLC Member

Carl Otto
Director, Climate
American Express Global Card Services

SLC Member

Sara Digiesi
Chief Executive Officer
BWH Hotels Italy & South-East Europe

SLC Member

Amelia DeLuca
Chief Sustainability Officer
Delta Air Lines

SLC Member

Andy Shafer
Chief Marketing, Customer, and Brand Officer
Gevo, Inc.
SLC Member

Page Motes
VP Sustainability & Impact Initiatives
Hertz
SLC Member

Jean Garris Hand
Vice President, Global ESG
Hilton

SLC Member

Townsend Bailey
Head of Corporate Responsibility, Americas
IHG
SLC Member

Sunny Lopez
Senior Director, Aviation & Sustainability Fuel
Phillips 66

SLC Member

Anne Shanks
Global Agreements Manager, Corporate Travel
Shell
SLC Member

Rohini Sengupta
Director of Decarbonization
United Airlines
SLC Member

Xavier Guillemin
VP Global Sales Sustainability
Accor

Emmanuelle Casado
Sustainability Solutions Senior Lead
Amadeus

Olivia Ruggles-Brise
VP Sustainability
BCD Travel

Danielle D’Silva
Global Head of Sustainability
Booking Holdings

Rachel Barton
Sustainability Manager
British Airways

Oliver Haas
Head of Sustainability – Commercial and Innovation
Cathay Pacific

Michael Newton
Director, Account Management
CVENT

Matt Kupcak
Senior EHS and Sustainability Leader
Enterprise Holdings

Tuesday-Ann Castle
Head of International Business Sales

Eurostar

Katrina Goulden
Vice President – Climate & Sustainability
Marriott International

Douglas Shelton
Regional Sales Manager
Southwest Airlines

Fernando Carranza
Associate Director, Global Sales – Business Transient
Omni Hotels

Travel Buyers Steering Group

GBTA Foundation’s Travel Buyers Steering Group is a high-impact cohort of leading sustainable business travel buyers who will inform, test, and strengthen the GBTA Foundation Sustainability Initiative to ensure it reflects real-world buyer needs and accelerates impact. The Travel Buyers Steering Group acts a forum where leading buyers can share sustainability insights on what is working, what is stalling, and where guidance is most needed.