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News Releases 2007
CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL NAMES CINDY FISHER TO THE POSITION OF VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL SALES FOR NORTH AMERICA | November 28, 2007Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the world’s leading travel management company, has appointed Cindy Fisher to the position of vice president, Global Sales for North America, effective immediately.
CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL ANNOUNCES NEW RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THREE KEY EXECUTIVES | November 13, 2007
Carlson Wagonlit Travel is pleased to announce that three of its senior executives – Berthold Trenkel, Cathy Voss and Martin Warner – will take on new responsibilities within the company on January 1, 2008.
MASTERCARD WORLDWIDE AND CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL LAUNCH ENHANCED CORPORATE TRAVEL DATA SOLUTION | October 22, 2007
MasterCard Worldwide and Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the leading business travel management company, announced the launch of a global, card-based enhanced travel data program for corporate travel buyers.
CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL DIRECTOR NAMED NORTH CENTRAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT | October 16, 2007
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the leading business travel management company, today announced that Denise Truso, director of Business Development, has been named President of the North Central Business Travel Association (NCBTA).
CWT|SATO TRAVEL WINS THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION E-GOV TRAVEL SERVICES TASK ORDER | October 8, 2007
CWT|SatoTravel, the military and government division of Carlson Wagonlit Travel, has been awarded the E-Gov Travel Services task order with the Social Security Administration to provide an end-to-end travel authorization and voucher system.
PIRELLI CHOOSES CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL TO MANAGE ITS BUSINESS TRAVEL | October 2, 2007
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the leading business travel management company, has been chosen by the Pirelli Group, one of Italy’s largest industrial enterprises, to manage its business travel. Under the agreement, CWT will purchase the assets of Pirelli’s travel agency Polo Viaggi; sales volume for CWT Italia is expected to exceed €600 million in 2008.
CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL REPORTS STRONG GROWTH FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2007 | September 26, 2007
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the leading travel management company, today reported strong growth in sales volume in the first half of this year, as well as record-breaking new sales.
CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL ACQUIRES PREFERRED TRAVEL | August 20, 2007
Carlson Wagonlit Travel is pleased to announce it has signed a definitive agreement and acquired the business travel operations of Preferred Travel, Inc., a regional travel management company in the northeast United States. This purchase is consistent with CWT’s growth strategy, which includes growth through strong sales with new and existing clients, as well as acquisitions.
CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL LAUNCHES GROUND TRANSPORTATION OPTIMIZATION PRACTICE | July 23, 2007
Carlson Wagonlit Travel is pleased to announce the addition of ground transportation optimization to its repertoire of program optimization services. Ground transportation includes rental car, black car/limo and rail, and can account for as much as 10 percent of an organization’s overall travel program costs in the United States.
CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL APPOINTS DAVE KNUDSEN MANAGING DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | June 18, 2007
Carlson Wagonlit Travel is pleased to announce the promotion of Dave Knudsen to managing director of business development. In his new role, Knudsen manages a team of business development directors selling CWT products and services to companies in Minnesota, Chicago and Texas.
CWT ANNOUNCES NEW PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CENTER, A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE FOR TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS | May 7, 2007
Carlson Wagonlit Travel is pleased to announce the launch of the CWT Program Management Center, which provides travel managers and travel buyers with a central gateway for easy access to all information needed to simplify, prioritize and optimize the management of their travel program.
CWT ENJOYS RECORD-BREAKING SALES AND STRONG PERFORMANCE IN 2006 | March 29, 2007
Carlson Wagonlit Travel is pleased to announce it has achieved significant growth in 2006 and made major progress in its four lines of business. The company’s total proforma sales volume amounted to US$20.5 billion, including Navigant International on a 12-month basis.
CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | March 19, 2007
Carlson Wagonlit Travel is pleased to announce Douglas Anderson has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer. Anderson will also be a member of the CWT global executive team.
CWT NAMES MIKE KOETTING EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT | March 12, 2007
Carlson Wagonlit Travel is pleased to announce Mike Koetting has been named executive vice president, Global Supplier Management. In his new role, Mr. Koetting is responsible for developing partnerships with suppliers and supervising the airline, hotel, car rental and global distribution system agreements CWT has on a global, regional and national level.
TWO LEADERS FROM CWT AMONG THE MOST INFLUENTIAL EXECUTIVES OF THE BUSINESS TRAVEL INDUSTRY ACCORDING TO BUSINESS TRAVEL NEWS | January 23, 2007
Carlson Wagonlit Travel is pleased to announce Two members of the Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) global executive team have been named to the roster of The 25 Most Influential
Executives of the Business Travel Industry in 2006.
