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Advantage appoints interim global supplier partnership director
Black Box Partnerships managing partner Leigh Cowlishaw has been appointed interim global supplier partnership director of Advantage Travel Partnership and WIN Global Travel Network.
She will continue in her role at Black Box, a business travel, meetings and events consultancy.
Cowlishaw has also held the position of director of proposition, accommodation and meetings at Capita Travel and Events, as well as Chair of the HBAA Association.
"With over 20 years’ experience, I am very excited to be joining Advantage and WIN," she said.
"With my experience in leading supplier management functions, customer executive sponsorship and account management, as well as creating and implementing propositions for accommodation and meetings programmes, I look forward to leading the team and developing the business travel growth and vision."
Advantage CEOL Julia Lo Bue-Said added: "We are delighted that Leigh has accepted the position of global supplier partnership director whilst we recruit for a global business travel director.
"Leigh is a trusted industry individual and is well-versed in accommodation, meetings and business travel both on the domestic and global stage.
"We are confident working alongside the rest of the business travel and WIN management team in what will be a year of transformation for the business that Leigh’s passion and expertise within the industry and business travel environment will significantly contribute to driving forward our overall business travel proposition and global footprint."
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