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Pascal Struyve
Travel Services Manager – Baker McKenzie & President BATM
Pascal has an extensive travel management background in both corporate and leisure travel industry environments.
He has worked 15 years on supplier side as well as 15+ years in corporate travel management in different roles and is currently the EMEA Travel Services Manager at Baker McKenzie based in Brussels.
Pascal is a member of the Board of BATM (Belgium Association of Travel Management) since 2008 and serves as the President of the association since February 2017.
Corrado Simontacchi
Advisor and Independent Consultant & Associate Partner - Dobilo
Recognized speaker at conferences and strategic workshops. A senior executive with in-depth experience in business travel management. Passionate about finding answers, challenging the status quo and building a better industry.
Former Corporate Purchasing Senior Manager, Goods and Services for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific at Huntsman.
Prior to his Corporate Purchasing role, Corrado was EAME Finance Senior Manager of the Huntsman Polyurethanes Divison. He spent twenty years working for this Division (previously, ICI Polyurethanes) in a variety of roles including Marketing Manager, Strategic Planning Manager, Customer Service Manager, SAP Project Manager and IT Manager.
These roles included work on European and global business strategy and restructuring, acquisitions and alliances, preparation of some of the major Company’s capital investments, global supply chain process development, and global SAP and IT strategy implementation.
Cindy van der Elst
Global Meeting & Events Leader – Kimberly Clark
As a recognized leader in the travel & meeting industry, Cindy joins the BATM Board with a wealth of industry expertise.
After holding supplier roles (Delta Airlines and Carlson Wagonlit) early in her career, Cindy has moved to the corporate buyer side and has been leading large global travel, meetings & fleet programs for the last 20years.
Cindy is currently the Global Meetings & Events + Car Fleet Leader in Kimberly Clark.
Her focus is about driving overall business results throughout a global well-managed travel, meeting & event and fleet program impacting productivity, cash and customer experience/engagement through a rigorous, hands-on, and collaborative management and communication style.
She is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt and “Diversity and Inclusion” trainer for Kimberly Clark. And one of her recent passions is to drive for “More Sustainable Meetings & Events” across the globe.
Martina Mattheeussen
Travel officer – World Bank Group
Tina has been around in the business travel industry since she started her career back in 1988.
For 25 + years she had different roles predominantly on the supplier side, airline and TMC’s.
In 2017 she joined the World Bank Group, an international financial institution whose goal is to end extreme poverty and promote share prosperity in a sustainable way.
In her current role, Tina is overseeing travel in Europe, Africa, Middle East, Central Asia and recently also took on responsibility for LATAM.
Tina is very passionate about developments and future trends in the business travel arena and hence she is laser focused on the ongoing feedback from her travelers and embraces advice from travel professionals around the world.
She is a member of different business travel associations and has close relationships with the travel professionals from the other UN entities.
Geert Behets
Sustainable Procurement & Risk Lead - UCB
Geert began his career with American Express in Belgium in 1988 and later excelled at American Express Business Travel for 17 years, ultimately serving as Head of Relationship Management for Benelux.
In 2007, he made a significant career move to UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company, where he streamlined global Travel and Fleet operations and integrated Meetings Management.
Since August 1st, 2022, Geert has held the dual role of Sustainable Procurement & Risk Lead and Head of Sourcing Teams in the Asia-Pacific region, spearheading transformative initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
Sophie Van Haute
BATM Board Executive & Treasurer
With a career spanning over more than three decades, she has gained and extensive knowledge in the different branches of our industry, but more specialized in Hospitality Solutions and Technology.
Her early years were marked by the car rental industry and transitioned seamlessly into the realm of Airline Industry, Travel Management Companies (TMCs) and Global Distribution Systems (GDS).
With this ample background, she established herself as an independent consultant.
Today she oversees the daily operations of BATM but also plays a pivotal role in collaborating with the Board and the Supplier Committee, ensuring that the organization remains at the forefront of industry trends and innovations.