Amex GBT Appoints President

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) today named Philippe Chérèque as president, effective immediately.

In this newly created position, Philippe will assume responsibility for supplier relations,  marketing, and consulting, as well as continuing his existing oversight of GBT’s commercial and product technology organizations, which he has headed for the past two years.

The move is designed to create regional teams within the commercial, said GBT’s CEO Doug Anderson.

Elyes Mrad and David Reimer will continue to lead sales in the EMEA and APAC regions, respectively, while Philippe will take over sales efforts in the Americas on an interim basis.