Sonali Zachariah was appointed Managing Director HRG Kenya (wholly owned and operated by Elite Travel Services Ltd) in May 2007.

Sonali has spent the past 26 years working in the Corporate Travel Management Industry in Kenya and East Africa mostly involved with the growth and establishing a solid brand for Business Travel International (BTI) followed by Hogg Robinson Group (HRG) and for AMEX GBT. Her vast experience and knowledge in Travel Management and Travel Technology has helped many Corporate organizations in Kenya and the African Continent to implement successful Travel Programs for their Companies with simplifying processes using Travel Technology and adopting Online Booking Tools.

Earlier in her career Sonali was the Sales & Marketing Director for Bio Food Products Ltd Kenya and the Managing Director of Rickshaw Travels Kenya.

Sonali is a mother of two young adults and resides in Nairobi, Kenya.

Neil Steffen joined the Board of HRG Kenya (wholly owned and operated by Elite Travel Services Ltd) in 2007 as a Non – Executive Director. Neil’s background and experience in the airline and travel industry in both operational and commercial dimensions stretches back to 1973.

A significant part of his career has been spent in senior leadership and general management roles across the African Continent, initially with major carriers and, subsequently, venturing into the low-cost pan African arena.

Neil remains committed to delivering structure, quality and accessibility to meet the remarkable growth opportunities materializing throughout Africa while balancing the increased demands, and organizational discipline, of risk and compliance emerging across today’s business environment.

Remmi Siraj is the Chief Finance Officer of AMEX GBT Kenya (wholly owned and operated by Elite Travel Services Ltd) since 2007.

She is responsible for financial planning, financial analysis and reporting, pricing, management of financial risks through the use of appropriate internal control systems, treasury, tax, audit and cash flow forecasting.

Remmi holds a degree in Bachelor of Commerce from Mahathma Gandhi University India and a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application. She has over 23 years of experience in financial accounting services.

Remmi is married with one child and lives in Nairobi, Kenya.

Ms. Jane Mugambi was appointed as Company General Manager from the 1st of February 2022.

Jane has been with the Company for over 20 years and served as an Implant Manager over those years for Unilever, British American Tobacco, General Electric, and British High Commission. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience in Corporate Travel Management and will ensure that all our clients receive personalized high-quality Travel Services while attention is paid at all times in driving savings and value for every single dollar spent.

Benard Oliech was appointed the General Manager Information Technology Elite Travel Services Ltd in 2019 after serving as Design and Sales Executive and Head of Technology between 2015 - 2018.

He joined Elite Travel in 2014 after overseeing the implementation of Worldwide Seminary and Institute Enrollment System (WISE) as support specialist with The Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints.

Benard capitalizes on his more than 7 years of experience to manage enterprise technology, self-booking tool implementation, IT operations, data systems, information security and the product development team at Elite Travel Services.

Benard has also served as a volunteer in humanitarian development for 2 years in South Africa, Botswana and Lesotho with the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints from 2009 -2012.

Benard is a certified Microsoft Professional with MCP & MTA, PC pro, Windows Client Pro and earned an Associate Degree in Business Information Technology from Mount Kenya University, NCC Diploma in Computing from Computer Pride Limited and is currently pursuing his Degree in Applied Technology Brigham Young University Idaho.

Ms. Linda Mwende was appointed as the Company's Head of Sales from the 14th of February 2022.

Linda has been with the Company for over 20 years and served as an Implant Travel Manager over those years for Family Health International (FHI 360).

She is an expert in both personal and corporate travel solutions and has a wide peripheral perspective in travel and business processes and services implementing fit-for-purpose solutions to satisfy clients’ travel needs in a rapidly evolving global environment.

Linda is an Alumni of Luxury Academy -UK where she trained in Leadership and Management. She is IATA/UFTAA certified in Marketing and Senior management.

Linda is excited to take up her new role as the Head of Sales.

Cindy Wamalwa is our Client Services General Manager at Elite Travel. She is a Corporate Communications, Brand Marketing and Bid Specialist with a demonstrated history of over 12 years of experience in the Travel Industry namely Airline, Global Distribution System (GDS) and Global Travel Management Companies.

She holds a Master of Arts in Communication Studies and Bachelor of Arts Double Majors in Tourism and Communication, both from The University of Nairobi.

She is responsible for bid writing, project implementation, overall service delivery to our clients and ensures clients receive exceptional service while the business's sales goals are supported. Cindy provides purchasing support and leadership on service innovation as well as identifying opportunities for new travel related technological efficiencies, savings initiatives and service improvement.

Cindy is an active member of the Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK).

Outside work, she enjoys travelling, hiking and photography with her family.