Hayley Housden joins Advito
DALLAS and LONDON, Sept. 4, 2007 – Advito, the independent consulting division of BCD Travel, today announced that as part of its continuing business expansion, Hayley Housden, former Corporate Sales Manager at HRG, has joined the company’s Global Business Development team as Senior Director.
Housden will be based in London and will report directly to Mark Williams, vice president of global business development. “With 10 years of industry and leadership experience, Hayley brings a wealth of industry savvy to our team,” said Mark Williams. “Her proven track record of business development and travel management consulting will greatly benefit the Advito organization and we’re honored and excited that she has chosen to join our team.”
Prior to joining Advito, Housden spent over nine years at HRG building client relationships, delivering profitable end-to-end consulting assignments and managing large scale global, regional and domestic projects. As part of her past career experience, Housden was a Senior Associate for BTI Consulting, where she specialized in airline, hotel, car, policy and environmental projects.
Mary Ellen George, general manager for Advito, said “As we continue to develop a global consulting organization, we must at the same time add the talent that understands the complexity of global business and can truly provide value to our clients. The variety of skills, experience and overall business knowledge Hayley brings to Advito will impact our employees, suppliers and customers immediately.”
Housden noted: “I am very excited by Advito’s focus on delivering credible counsel, providing a customized approach to each client engagement and combining global reach and local excellence. I look forward to working with my new colleagues to extend our position as thought leaders in this industry.”
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