American Express GBT appoints regional VP and general manager
American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has appointed Julien Kauffmann as vice-president and general manager for France, Benelux and Southern Europe.
Starting on July 2, he will be based in the Paris office reporting to senior vice-president and international managing director Elyes Mrad.
Kauffmann joins from Disneyland Paris, where he served for 15 years, most recently as vice-president, transformation.
"Julien brings a record of driving revenue growth and digital development within a global brand, and joins American Express GBT at an exciting time for the business, both globally and in the region he will lead," said Mrad.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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