John Slater has been promoted to senior vice president of inflight services at United Airlines, overseeing the carrier’s 24,000 flight attendants. A former flight attendant himself, Slater has served as vice president of United’s hub at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. He also spent several years with the United sales group, serving as vice president of the Americas region.

BCD Travel has appointed Andrew Menkes to the new role of senior vice president of global client solutions. His role will be to grow global market share and work with clients and prospects on travel policies, risk management, payment solutions and more. He had been founder and CEO of Partnership Travel Consulting.