Mai Mun Wong has been made Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s Asia Pacific vice president of global supplier management.
Wong, based in Singapore, was previously interim head of global supplier management for CWT, a business travel, meetings and events specialist where she has worked since 2012. She is a member of CWT’s Asia Pacific regional leadership team, the Global Supplier Management (GSM) leadership team and has 22 years experience in the travel industry.
In 2015, Wong led the GSM team across all Asia markets to achieve strong results. In her new role, she will continue to be responsible for developing partnerships with suppliers an supervising airline, hotel, car rental and global distribution system agreements on a regional level in Asia Pacific.
Scott Brennan, CWT’s executive vice president and head, global supplier management, said: “As a key member of the GSM team, Wai Mun has played a pivotal role in building strong relationships with CWT’s suppliers and industry partners in Asia Pacific. Her leadership skills and deep knowledge of the industry and the region will help take the business from strength to strength in Asia Pacific.”
Wong added: “I look forward to further strengthening relationships with our suppliers in this region, and continuing to explore opportunities to collaborate with new industry partners.”