The Association of Travel Management Companies (ATMC) today announced the launch of a new initiative, the ATMC Young Executive of the Year Award. Nominees for the award will be encouraged to submit to the ATMC examples of successful travel management innovation in areas including client management, technology, social media, product development and marketing.

The President of the ATMC Craig Smith said he was delighted to sponsor an initiative to identify the best and brightest young executives in the travel management industry and to help them further their knowledge.

The award is designed to provide encouragement to young executives and future leaders in the travel management industry, allowing them to showcase their achievements in raising standards in best practice travel management. When the winner of the award is announced at the BTTB 2012 Awards, the ATMC’s Young Executive of the Year will be off the USA to further their travel management learning at the 2012 GBTA Convention, to be held in Boston in July.