Business Travel News Names The 25 Most Influential Executives of 2006
04.01.2007, 10:37
Business Travel News editors once again have named the 25 decision makers they perceived as having exerted the greatest sway over the business travel industry in the previous year.
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Editors vetted nominations from industry professionals, including members of the Business Travel News editorial board.
Descriptions of these executives’ decisions and influence provide a rich understanding of the most significant changes in corporate travel last year.
This is Loews chairman and industry leader Jonathan Tisch's sixth appearance on our annual list and the fourth for Northwest vice president Al Lenza and Concur CEO Steve Singh.
Singh was one of four executives to return to the list from the year before, in addition to two three-timers, US Airways CEO Doug Parker and Hogg Robinson CEO David Radcliffe, and two-timer Richard Wooten, Lockheed Martin travel buyer.
This is also the third appearance for Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.) and the second for TRX CEO Trip Davis, Concur VP Tom DePasquale, BCD Holdings chairman John Fentener van Vlissingen and American Express senior vice president Andrew Winterton.