Tout commence par le relationnel.

Scott has global responsibility for all facets of our agency, spanning the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. He has over 30 years of industry experience (21 with BCD) including positions in on-site operations, account management, group logistics, marketing, direct sales and executive management. He's an active member on many industry boards and is involved with a wide range of initiatives to further the growth of the meeting, event and incentive industries. As President of a global company he spends a lot of time in airports. His favorite airport lounge is Heathrow Terminal Four.

In addition to his global responsibility for all our financial processes, spanning the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Geert Jan oversees our EMEA region, with responsibility for overall strategy, growth and operations. He has more than 35 years of experience in a wide variety of financial roles including audit, treasury, controlling, M&A and CFO roles. After careers with PwC and Dutch Telecom leader KPN, Geert Jan joined BCD Travel 15 years ago. Within BCD Travel, Geert Jan has been (Statutory) CFO for the Netherlands and the Nordics, CFO EMEA and SVP Global Controlling, M&A and Tax. Geert Jan joined BCD Meetings & Events in March 2014. Geert Jan is an avid music fan and when he isn't rocking to Queen, McCartney or Coldplay, he's enjoying time in the countryside close to Amsterdam tending to his sheep, cats, birds, swans and...bugs.

Nigel oversees our global function focused on developing key regional clients into global relationships. With over 25 years of experience in the meetings and events industry, Nigel has a passion for building company culture and a customer-centric approach. He is regarded as an industry authority on the subject of developing, implementing and directing successful event companies, was the founding chair of the event industry association Eventia, makes regular contributions to the industry press and speaks at leading industry conferences and seminars. When he has spare time, he loves good food, good company, good wine… and chocolate.

Sanjay is charged with developing strategy focusing on growing Asia Pacific, developing local teams and continuing to offer expanded services to our customers. Residing in Singapore, he brings extensive meetings & events experience to our business. Sanjay’s passion for building a customer-centric approach with a focus on quality service and bottom-line contributions as well as cultivating our culture within the region aligns perfectly with our global strategy. He can be found breaking the sound barrier in his Land Rover on the weekends, conveying his children to ballet, drumming and swimming classes. He is passionate about the All Blacks, loves discovering great food spots with his wife and is an avid vinyl art toy collector.

Bruce is the regional leader in charge of overall sales and operations throughout the Latin American region as well as our global Enterprise team which services our Meetings Management customers. He has over 20 years of diverse experience in sales and marketing management, global event management, performance improvement and marketing services for two of the largest global agencies in the industry. Bruce is primarily accountable for the sales growth of the organization in Latin America across a variety of product lines including meetings, incentives, conferences and events and strategic meetings management. Outside of work you can find Bruce skydiving in the United States, scaling the Harbor Bridge in Sydney or bungy-jumping in New Zealand. He's currently trying to improve his ever-shrinking attention span so his twin sons get undivided attention during their baseball games!

Charlene connects people around the world to create memorable events, meaningful relationships, drive global business growth and support local communities. She currently oversees BCD Sports and is part of a dynamic team selling & operating Sports Hospitality and University Sports & Academic Travel services. Charlene speaks regularly at industry events for Meeting Planners International (MPI), Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and SITE. She is an MPI-accredited trainer and previously an SMMP instructor. Charlene was an honoree in Collaborate magazine's 2012

Dave has been with BCD Meetings & Events since 2001 and holds overall accountability for Industry Relations and our Global Partner Network. He's an industry veteran who has held a variety of executive leadership positions in sales, account management, operations, technology, and creative services. Dave is an active member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and participates on several industry advisory boards. He is also a Spartan and loves eating potato chips while watching Michigan State football and basketball.

Ted leads a global team that oversees all of our technology solutions. He has over 15 years of experience in the areas of technical strategy, application development and integration, business intelligence, reporting as well as business process reengineering. Still, at the end of the day, he enjoys unplugging and spending time with his family via Skype and Facebook.

Christine delivers exceptional events. Her passion to help clients improve their business through creative and innovative events has been honed over 25 years in the hospitality, travel and performance improvement industries. In her role with us, Christine is responsible for the sales, account management, and operations’ teams that conceive, plan and execute top quality meetings around the globe. When she’s not planning memorable events, or chasing one of her three boys, you’ll find her skiing down a mountain in Colorado.

Brittany has responsibility for our global, integrated marketing strategy across regions. Over the course of 11 years in marketing communications, she has developed a love of balancing the art of storytelling and practicality of marketing strategy to make audiences feel inspired and connected. On a daily basis, you can find her cultivating our brand story, holding creative brainstorm sessions with her team and, eventually, curled up on the couch with a great book and two shih tzus.