Barcelona - The
BTN Group on Monday named AstraZeneca global commercial leader for business
travel Caroline Strachan its 2013 Multinational Travel Manager of the Year.
Calling Strachan "a visionary and innovator," The
BTN Group editorial director David Meyer here during an Association of Corporate Travel Executives conference cited her "holistic approach to
multinational travel management that is focused on improving business
intelligence and marketing travel program objectives as well as ensuring
traveler well-being.
"That same vision led this buyer and her team during
the past year to globally consolidate from 65 travel policies to one, radically
improve reporting by giving budget holders a travel budget calculator, comprehensively
refresh travel program marketing, pursue a strong focus on traveler well-being
and launch an internal assessment of travel's value to the company," Meyer
continued.
Additionally, he cited Strachan's implementation of hotel
and air auditing processes and a long-term travel management company
partnership.