Katrina Cliffe, former general manager of American Express Global Business Travel EMEA, has been appointed to the board of Abta.
Cliffe’s professional background has been focused on credit card and consumer banking services, with Goldfish Bank and Lloyds TSB.
Abta chairman Noel Josephides said: “We are delighted to welcome Katrina to the Abta board. Her knowledge of the corporate travel market and consumer finance will be invaluable to Abta as we continue to develop our services to members and to consumers.
“Her broad commercial experience will be especially relevant as we look to respond to the challenges of a rapidly changing industry.”
Cliffe said: “I am very excited to be joining an organisation that plays such a pivotal role in the UK travel industry and look forward to working with Abta as they continue to develop their services to support both their members and the consumer.”