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GBTA PRESIDENT BHART SARIN ABRUPTLY RESIGNS
GBTA president Bhart Sarin resigned from the association on Thursday, announcing it on LinkedIn around 8 am ET, in what seemed to be an abrupt departure. The organisation delayed responding to media inquiries about the matter into the late afternoon.
Sarin exited with a flourish, posting images of himself with presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush, Bill Clinton and other high-level state and travel industry leaders. He wrote, "As they say in Hollywood, that's a wrap! Today, I exit stage from GBTA and the corporate travel industry to focus on exciting new adventures."
He included a checklist of accomplishments during his tenure that, he said, included navigating the pandemic, strengthening the balance sheet, unifying with the Association of Corporate Travel Executives and building solid future governance for GBTA. He did not mention the tumultuous summer of 2020, with the association embroiled in misconduct controversies, investigations and loss of supplier sponsorships.