The Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) announced a distinguished list of global industry leaders that will serve on the SITE International Board of Directors and SITE Foundation Board of Trustees effective 1 January 2017 at its Global Conference in Panama.
Rajeev Kohli, CIS, Joint Managing Director, Creative Travel, India, has been elected as SITE Board President for a second term. “It is an honor to be re-elected to lead such a strong and diverse group of global incentive travel leaders and passionate advocates of SITE’s vision,” commented Kohli. “I am excited to continue working with the board, chapter leaders and members around the world to build on the progress achieved in 2016, continue to expand our membership and advance our strategic goals.”
Serving with Kohli as officers and returning directors are: President-Elect: Annamaria Ruffini, CIS, CMP, President & CEO Events In & Out, Rome; Immediate Past President: Rhonda Brewer, CIS, Chief Sales & Operations Officer, RMC DMC, USA; Vice-President Finance & Business Development: Philip Eidsvold, CIS, Account Director – Employee & Channel Loyalty, Aimia, USA; Vice-President Education & Certification: Jennifer Glynn, CIS, Managing Partner, Meeting Encore Ltd., Canada; Member-at-Large: Daryl Keywood, CIS, Managing Director & CEO, Walthers DBS, South Africa and Ex-Officio: Kevin Hinton, CIS, SITE Chief Excellence Officer amongst others.
Rhea Stagner, CIS, Division Vice President Sourcing and Supplier Relations, Maritz Travel – a Maritz Global Events Company, St. Louis, Missouri, USA will serve as SITE Foundation President 2017. “I am honored to be serving as president in 2017 working with our Board of Trustees, global industry executives who represent diverse disciplines within the incentive travel industry, who are committed to making the business case for incentive travel. In today’s business environment, the Foundation must be equipped to define our relevancy, respond quickly to shifts in the marketplace and translate new intelligence into strategies that will meet the needs of our customers and members.”
