Carlson Wagonlit Travel Asia Pacific appoints Kelly Kuhn as president

And Martin Warner was appointed to the new role of executive vice president.

Kelly Kuhn has been promoted to president, CWT Asia Pacific. She will be based in Singapore at CWT’s Asia Pacific headquarters and joins CWT’s global Executive Team. Matt Beatty, who most recently served as vice president, Global Supplier Management at CWT, will replace Kuhn as president of CWTSatoTravel, the CWT division responsible for managing travel for United States military and government clients worldwide.

Since 2007, Kuhn served as president, CWTSatoTravel, where she successfully led the growth of this division overseeing operations of U.S. government and military personnel traveling or based around the world. Prior to CWT’s acquisition of Navigant International in 2006, Kuhn was president of SatoTravel, part of Navigant. Ms Kuhn will report to Douglas Anderson, president and chief executive officer, CWT.

New global role for Martin Warner
Martin Warner, who has served as chief operating officer of CWT Asia Pacific since 2008, has been appointed to the new role of executive vice president - Market Strategy and Segmentation. In this role, Warner will develop and implement initiatives related to market segmentation and pricing. He will relocate to London and continue to report to Douglas Anderson.

Prior to leading CWT in Asia, Warner served as executive vice president, Global Account Solutions from 2005 to 2008 during a period characterized by significant organic sales growth. From 2003 to 2005, he was executive vice president of Global Sales and Marketing, based in London. From 1997 to 2003, Warner was vice president of Sales and Account Management in Asia Pacific and Latin America.

Mr. Anderson noted, “Thanks to their extensive knowledge of the industry, keen customer focus and excellent leadership skills, both Martin and Kelly will continue delivering value to our customers while driving CWT’s growth in global markets.”