Reed & Mackay Appoints Houston as Global Events MD

Pauline Houston

Travel management company Reed & Mackay has appointed Pauline Houston to the newly created role of global managing director of its events division.

The TMC said Houston’s appointment demonstrates its “continued investment” in events following the June acquisition of Italian travel and events company Regent International, as well as the recent additions of James Kent as head of growth and Emma Chamberlain as commercial director, M&E supply. The company has also expanded its events teams in Spain, France and the Nordics.

Houston joins the company with over 25 years of experience in corporate travel, meetings and events, having held senior leadership roles in sales and supplier management for CWT, American Express GBT and BCD Travel. Most recently, she was SVP of business development for serviced apartment booking platform SilverDoor and currently chairs GBTA’s WINiT EMEA chapter.

Houston commented on her new role: “I am excited to join Reed & Mackay Events at a time when meetings and events are becoming increasingly popular, with companies that understand the value of bringing team members together to collaborate, develop innovative strategies and support talent retention.”

Julie Oliver, CEO UK, Europe and Global Events at Reed & Mackay, added: “We are committed to offering a value proposition to our clients that delivers temporary travel alongside team offsites and full event management under one contract. Pauline will support me and the wider team to continue our global growth strategy.”

According to BTN Europe’s Leading TMCs 2024 report, Reed & Mackay, part of the Navan Group, is currently the fourth largest TMC in Europe.