Carlson Wagonlit Travel Appoints Bindu Bhatia as Managing Director - Asia Pacific

Carlson Wagonlit Travel has appointed Bindu Bhatia as Managing Director - Asia Pacific, effective 1 September.

Bindu succeeds Kai Chan, who will be leaving the company on 31 August.

“Asia Pacific is the world’s fastest-growing market for corporate travel – there are huge opportunities here,” said Kurt Ekert, CEO of Carlson Wagonlit Travel. “Bindu is perfect for her new role: with her proven entrepreneurial skills, commercial savvy, and deep understanding of the global travel market, she will hit the ground running.”

Bindu Bhatia has been with the company for more than 20 years in a number of key roles, most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Global Program Management, where she has looked after CWT’s biggest global clients.

Bindu has extensive leadership experience in strategic client management, operations, people management, and business development.

Reporting to Kelly Kuhn, Chief Customer Officer, Bindu will soon will be relocating to CWT’s Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore, where she will have responsibility for approximately 3,000 people across nine countries.

Ann Marie Stone will be taking over Bindu’s current role, also effective 1 September, reporting to Cathy Voss, Executive Vice President, Global Program Solutions. Ann Marie has been with the company since 2000, most recently serving as Vice President, Global Program Management. 

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