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Kurt Ekert is a US businessman with a successful track record of driving innovation, creativity and growth in global travel.

Appointed President & CEO of Carlson Wagonlit Travel in April 2016, he has more than twenty years’ experience across the breadth and depth of the travel & tourism industry, with leadership and governance positions at Continental Airlines, eNett, GTA, Orbitz Worldwide and Travelport. He is also currently a director of Passur Aerospace and the World Travel & Tourism Council, an advisor to Freebird Inc., and serves on the boards of the U.S. Department of Commerce Travel & Tourism Advisory and the UNGA Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.

He holds BS from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA from the University of South Carolina and saw active duty as a US army officer.