FCM Global Management Team
Our FCM Global Management Team is comprised of dedicated leaders who are passionate about business travel management, travel technology, and delivering a high level of customer service across the globe.
Marcus Eklund
Global Managing Director
Marcus Eklund
Global Managing Director
With a depth of experience in the travel industry, Marcus brings a wealth of business, operational and industry knowledge to his role. Marcus oversees the continued development of FCM's global sales, account management and brand strategy. As FCM's global leader, Marcus works closely with the company's global executive team as well as with the regional managers of FCM's operations in the Asia-Pacific, Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa regions.
Alex Armstrong
Global Sales Director
Alex Armstrong
Global Sales Director
As Global Sales Leader, Alex is focused on strategy development for FCM's global sales team. He oversees the global coordination and management of FCM's multinational sales pipeline and works closely with regional sales leaders to strengthen the company's global sales platform and multinational client growth across the network. Alex brings almost 20 years of experience in the travel, tourism and sales industries to the role.
Jo Lloyd
Global Head of Account Management and Consulting
Jo Lloyd
Global Head of Account Management and Consulting
Jo has been in corporate travel all through her career, and has gained extensive knowledge and experience across a number of sectors within it. Working in a TMC environment for over fifteen years is where her knowledge and influence was developed as an innovator in developing preferred supplier managed programmes. Jo then moved to numerous interim consulting roles from ACTE as Regional Director for EMEA where she focused on industry education to setting up the Global Corporate Sales department for Qatar Airways in Doha before founding Nina & Pinta Consulting Services. Nina & Pinta was a consulting firm specializing in the travel space with 2 distinct divisions. Jo’s consulting projects at Nina & Pinta ranged from working with corporations in procurement on corporate travel programmes focusing on programme efficiency and optimization to developing training workshops that include sales effectiveness, negotiations training and working with procurement. Jo has also written numerous white papers in conjunction with the UK Business Travel Association on TMC pricing and RFP processes. Jo joined FCM Travel in October 2021, and from January 2022 Nina and Pinta will also integrate into the FCM business.
Michel Rouse
Chief Product Officer
Michel Rouse
Chief Product Officer
Michel’s extensive 20-year career in the travel technology industry spans diverse roles in research, development, product management, solution design and sales at multi-national technology organisations such as Oracle and Amadeus. Michel has a vast knowledge and understanding of the travel technology industry, and practical experience in planning and delivering modern complex solutions to customers both large and small. He joined FCM in 2017 as Chief Technology Officer, rising to VP Global Customer Solutions in early 2019 and charged with delivering first class solutions to new and existing enterprise level customers. Michel is now Chief Product Officer for the business globally, focussed on delivering innovative customer focussed technology product. During his time at FCM he has played a key role in helping position the TMC as a technology leader in the travel management space.
Paul Grant
CFO
Paul Grant
CFO
Paul’s career with Flight Centre Travel Group began in the UK, where he held the role of group CFO for the UK for several years. Paul took the role of Global Corporate CFO in 2020, just before the onset of the global pandemic, where he had a central role in ensuring FCM and its sister corporate brands were successfully steered through this challenging period.
Scott Alboni
Global Chief Marketing Officer
Scott Alboni
Global Chief Marketing Officer
Scott was promoted to Global CMO of Flight Centre Travel Group's corporate brands in 2024, following six years as SVP Marketing for FCM Travel. At FCM he'd led the rebrand of the company and rolled out the FCM Platform for customers. As CMO, his core focuses are driving new marketing innovation, helping drive business insights and supporting the next level of growth for both FCM Travel and Corporate Traveller.
Shaun Clear
Global Implementation Director
Shaun Clear
Global Implementation Director
Shaun’s experience in the travel industry spans more than 15 years, with extensive experience across product, change management and in leadership roles. As Global Implementation Director, he oversees FCM’s strategy, processes, and teams from the moment we onboard a customer through to how we service them operationally. Shaun holds an MBA from Murdoch University in Australia.
Andy Hegley
Managing Director UK and Ireland
Andy Hegley
Managing Director UK and Ireland
Having worked in business travel for over a decade, Andy was appointed to the newly created role of FCM Managing Director for UK and Ireland in 2022, after 5 years leading FCM’s sister brand Corporate Traveller in the UK. Andy brings with him a wealth of experience from previous roles in business development, account management and operations. Andy’s focus is delivering a superior customer service experience that clients won’t receive anywhere else, and offering products and services to simplify business travel. By listening to individual needs, Andy believes we can help our clients to drive their business objectives.
Bertrand Saillet
Managing Director, Asia
Bertrand Saillet
Managing Director, Asia
Bertrand is the Managing Director for the Flight Centre Travel Group in Asia, after being in the role of General Manager for FCM Asia since 2015. Bertrand started his career in the telecom industry in Europe working for Orange and then moved to the aeronautical giant Airbus to lead the sales and marketing department of their IT division. He held multiple global management roles within Amadeus, an IT leader of the travel industry before joining FCM.
Billy McDonough
President, Americas
Billy McDonough
President, Americas
In Billy’s 20+ years with the company, his colleagues have consistently applauded his collaborative approach that has resulted in tight-knit, hard-working, successful teams who appreciate his leadership. As FCM’s President for the Americas, Billy implements successful operational, account management and BDM team-based structures for the entire region.
Melissa Elf
Managing Director, ANZ
Melissa Elf
Managing Director, ANZ
With her unbridled energy and enthusiasm, few people can keep pace with Melissa, let alone boast the depth and breadth of experience she has gathered her 25+ years in the travel industry. She brings a solid understanding of best practice across multiple industry sectors and their travel programs.
FCM Europe Management Team
Andy Hegley
Managing Director UK and Ireland
Andy Hegley
Managing Director UK and Ireland
Having worked in business travel for over a decade, Andy was appointed to the newly created role of FCM Managing Director for UK and Ireland in 2022, after 5 years leading FCM’s sister brand Corporate Traveller in the UK. Andy brings with him a wealth of experience from previous roles in business development, account management and operations. Andy’s focus is delivering a superior customer service experience that clients won’t receive anywhere else, and offering products and services to simplify business travel. By listening to individual needs, Andy believes we can help our clients to drive their business objectives.
Mick Heitzinger
Director of Supply, Content & Distribution - Europe
Mick Heitzinger
Director of Supply, Content & Distribution - Europe
Mick has been with Flight Centre Travel Group for over 15 years, joining from a background in the airline industry. His varied career has always been focused on building excellent supplier relationships, both in his previous roles as UK Head of Aviation, and later as his remit expanded across Europe and to include ground product (hotel, car and rail).
Mick is now responsible for all aspects of our supplier relations, content and distribution for our leisure and corporate businesses across Europe, ensuring that the group spearheads innovative content and supports industry initiatives such as NDC.
Mick is now responsible for all aspects of our supplier relations, content and distribution for our leisure and corporate businesses across Europe, ensuring that the group spearheads innovative content and supports industry initiatives such as NDC.
Flight Centre Travel Group Corporate Executive Team
Chris Galanty
Global Corporate CEO
Chris Galanty
Global Corporate CEO
Chris has unrivalled corporate and leisure travel experience gained during his career with FCM’s parent company Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG). As Global CEO of Flight Centre’s corporate travel operations, he is responsible for FCM Travel and other specialist corporate travel brands. An authoritative voice in the travel industry, Chris has led FCTG’s corporate businesses through challenging times with decisiveness and a determined growth strategy, capitalising on the strength of FCTG’s culture.
Charlene Leiss
President, FCTG Americas
Charlene Leiss
President, FCTG Americas
Charlene has over 30 years of travel industry experience. She started her career with Boston-based Garber Travel, which was acquired by the Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG). She led FCTG’s corporate brands in the USA as President for four years, achieving double-digit, often record-setting growth year over year. Charlene has been recognised by the industry on numerous occasions for her outstanding performance, including GBTA’s WINiT Top 40 Women in Travel in 2019.
Steve Norris
Managing Director, EMEA
Steve Norris
Managing Director, EMEA
Steve Norris joined Flight Centre as a leisure travel consultant in Uxbridge progressing to store manager over the next three years. In 2005 moved to the UK head office as Head of Land Product, progressing to Group Marketing Director for UK corporate and retail. In 2009, Steve was appointed General Manager Flight Centre UK and in 2011 he was promoted to Corporate MD EMEA responsible for Flight Centre’s business travel divisions. Over the next eight years, under his stewardship, both FCM Travel and Corporate Traveller achieved major growth, winning and retaining significant new customers, to become dominant TMCs in their respective markets. In January 2020, he took over his current role as Managing Director of Flight Centre’s EMEA, with overall responsibility for both the leisure and corporate businesses.
Bertrand Saillet
Managing Director, Asia
Bertrand Saillet
Managing Director, Asia
Bertrand is the Managing Director for the Flight Centre Travel Group in Asia, after being in the role of General Manager for FCM Asia since 2015. Bertrand started his career in the telecom industry in Europe working for Orange and then moved to the aeronautical giant Airbus to lead the sales and marketing department of their IT division. He held multiple global management roles within Amadeus, an IT leader of the travel industry before joining FCM.