Alison Carpenter, formerly Director of Supply Chain Partners for CWT, has joined Serko as Head of Client Success EMEA. Carpenter is the first person to be employed in Europe at Serko, which is based in New Zealand, and will be tasked with expanding the product in the region.

Tom Walley has been appointed as Global Managing Director of SME specialist TMC, Corporate Traveller. Walley, who has worked for parent Flight Centre for more than 20 years, will remain as General Manager for Corporate Traveller in Australia.

Sabre Corporation has appointed Nisha Botevyle as UK country director, a new role created as part of Sabre’s new strategy for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, which has a key focus on growth in the UK. Prior to joining Sabre, Botevyle spent 15 years at Amadeus, most recently Airline Partnership Management for Western Europe. Botevyle is currently recruiting for additional headcount to further strengthen Sabre’s UK&IE team.

Robyn Joliat, Chief Technology Officer at alternative accommodation specialist Reside, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporate Housing Providers Association (CHPA). Appointed to the CTO role in April last year, Joliat has been instrumental to the success of Reside’s proptech solution, Reside 3Sixty, despite the numerous challenges arising from the Covid-19 pandemic.