ASIA – The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced the election of Scott Supernaw, MD of Tauck World Discovery, as its new Chairman of the executive board.
He replaces Joao Manuel Costa Antunes who has served as Chairman of PATA since April 2012 and who will become PATA Immediate Past Chairman.
Supernaw is the former President and CEO of Olson-Travelworld, and is a founding member and past two-term Chairman of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA), 1986-1988.
He has also served on the advisory boards of the French, Swiss and Israeli government tourism boards.
On his new role, Supernaw said: “This is a dynamic and experienced executive board that is committed to continuing the effective employment of the Association’s resources for the development and expansion of PATA’s leading role in assisting its members in the responsible development and growth of travel and tourism in the Pacific Asia region.”
In addition, PATA has elected seven new members to its executive board including: Kevin Murphy, President and CEO, Asiawide Hospitality Solutions (AHS); Basant Raj Mishra, Executive Chairman, Venture, Travel (Temple Tiger) Nepal; Setyono Djuandi Darmono, Chairman, PT Jakarta Old Town Revitalization Corporation; Andrew Ford, Vice-President, Global Business Development, DFS; H.E. Ramon R. Jimenez Jr, Secretary, Philippines Department of Tourism; Sarah Mathews, Destination Marketing Senior Sales Manager APAC, TripAdvisor; Henry Oh, Jr, Vice-Chairman, Global Tour; and Stephen Pearce, Vice President, Leisure Travel & Digital Marketing, Tourism Vancouver, Canada.
Long-time PATA member Kevin Murphy has been elected as the new Vice-Chairman and Basant Raj Mishra has been elected Secretary/Treasurer.
Re-elected executive board members include Andrew Jones, Guardian, Sanctuary Resorts, Hong Kong SAR; Karl A. Pangelinan, General Manager, Guam Visitors Bureau; and Mohamed Sallauddin Hj. Mat Sah, General Manager Marketing, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd.
The new board members were elected at the PATA Board Meeting 2014 in Zhuhai, China.
Photo: Top Row L/R: Scott Supernaw, Chairman, PATA; Kevin Murphy, President and CEO, Asiawide Hospitality Solutions (AHS), Vice Chairman, PATA; Basant Raj Mishra, Executive Chairman, Venture, Travel (Temple Tiger) Nepal, Secretary/Treasurer, PATA; Setyono Djuandi Darmono, Chairman, PT Jakarta Old Town Revitalization Corporation.
Middle Row L/R: Andrew Ford, Vice President, Global Business Development, DFS; H.E. Ramon R. Jimenez Jr, Secretary, Philippines Department of Tourism; Andrew Jones, Guardian, Sanctuary Resorts, Hong Kong SAR; and Sarah Mathews, Destination Marketing Senior Sales Manager APAC, TripAdvisor
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