With the previous PATA CEO becoming a member of because the Pacific Asia Advisor to WTTC it seems the 2 organizations are actually in competitors.
Singapore native Liz Ortiguera was solely CEO of the Bangkok-based Pacific Asia Journey Affiliation (PATA) for about ten months when she left the group after an unexplained lawsuit and settlement.
A brand new CEO at PATA has not been introduced but however was simply selected.
eTurboNews not too long ago talked about on eTurboNews two days in the past, Liz and Julian attended the G20 in Goa, the place a renewed however extra cynical announcement about cooperation between WTTC and UNWTO was made.
As one of many rumors floating round in Goa, the previous PATA CEO will be a part of the World Journey and Tourism Council (WTTC) as a managing director for Asia-Pacific and a senior advisor to the CEO, Julia Simpson.
Julia Simpson and Liz Ortiguera have been the middle of hypothesis and controversy in world journey and tourism.
Liz continues to be listed on the PATA web site along with her profile as a CEO.
It reads:
Liz Ortiguera is a senior govt with over 25 years of worldwide expertise and experience normally administration, advertising, enterprise improvement, and companion community administration. Liz is captivated with innovation, enterprise transformation, and neighborhood constructing. Her profession spans a number of industries – journey/way of life, expertise, monetary providers, and prescribed drugs. She’s skilled in each MNCs (American Specific and Merck) and startup environments (SaaS, e-commerce, and ed-tech).
She was Normal Supervisor for Amex’s Journey Associate Community, Asia-Pacific/ANZ, for ten years, managing partnerships with the area’s high TMC, MICE, and leisure companies. She will be able to work throughout cultures and enterprise environments to catalyze alternatives and drive development.
In her private life, she has regularly advocated for poverty eradication packages and training initiatives throughout the area. Liz is an alumna of Stanford College Graduate Enterprise College, Columbia College Enterprise College, New York College, and The Cooper Union in New York.
WTTC has been within the highlight of controversy not too long ago after some key members left the group over the election strategy of the chairman and a attainable battle of curiosity for a world group.