Kurt Ekert

Carlson, a leading travel management company and private investment firm, has appointed  Kurt Ekert to the Board of Directors.

Kurt Ekert has been President and CEO of CWT since April 2016 and is Vice Chairman of the U.S. Department of Commerce Travel & Tourism Advisory Board. He is also a director of Passur Aerospace, the World Travel & Tourism Council, and the UNGA Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, and is an advisor to Freebird Inc. Kurt holds a B.S. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA from the University of South Carolina, and saw active duty as a U.S. Army officer.

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