b'INDUSTRY NEWS WINTER 2024Aires wins Recognition for key tech award Welcomehome Aires was honoured with an awardRelocationsfor the Most Innovative Use of Technology in Global MobilityWelcomehome Relocations were the proud - Assignee Management by therecipients of two Cartus Commitment to Forum for Expatriate ManagementExcellence Platinum Awards at their recent at the EMEA Expatriate Management &Global Network Conference. The company Mobility Awards (EMMAs). The award recognized Aires was presented with awards in the Americas customizable relocation technology solutions, tailored to meetDestination Services and Rental Network categories. clients needs and enhance their mobility programs. A company spokesperson said the Welcomehome team In selecting Aires, judges noted the companys innovativewas grateful for the recognition and honoured to carry the approach to relocation technology, with an especially strong focusmomentum and propel their service excellence to greater heights on data security and user experience. Judges also mentionedin the future.the ability of Aires comprehensive suite of tools to support all mobility stakeholdersclient teams, assignees and Aires The Cartus Global Network Commitment to Excellence internal teams. Platinum Award is the highest level of recognition a supplier can achieve for outstanding service performance over a 12-month Our teams are focused on delivering the best experience toperiod. This past year, Cartus recognized more than 170 of its the users of our technology product in a safe and secure way,suppliers across five award categories with its annual awards.said Anand Diraviyam, Aires director of product strategy and management. Our goal is to continuously iterate on the best version, providing access to experts when users need them andself-service options when they dont. INTRODUCINGThe annual EMEA awards are judged by an independent groupThe RFP Houseof mobility professionals from a mix of companies and indus-tries. They were presented at a ceremony held on October 30 in London, U.K. For a complete list of 2024 EMEA EMMA awardCERC Relocation Specialist Olivia winners, visit: https://www.forum-expat-management.com/posts/ Bahrami, CERP TM , founded a new meet-fem-s-2024-emea-emmas-winners. consulting firmThe RFP House. Based out of Mississauga, Ontario, The RFP House is one of the only woman-owned proposal consultancy Atlas extends firms in the global mobility industry. CEO contract I saw a gap in the global mobility industry where RMCs and service suppliers were struggling to navigate the Atlas World Group announced thecomplexities of RFPs, often losing out on opportunities due extended contract of its tenuredto unclear communication or mismanaged processes, as well chairman and CEO, Jack Griffin, an industryas lacking the proper and experienced proposal professionals veteran with more than 30 years of experience in theto win business, said Bahrami, who earlier worked for transportation industry.TheMIGroup and Bristol Global Mobility. Since taking on the position of CEO in November 2016, Griffin hasThe firm supports global RMCs and service suppliers to stra-successfully guided the strategic vision of Atlas World Group and itstegically win more accounts and retain existing ones through 10 subsidiaries. In recent years he oversaw three major acquisitions,customized RFP lifecycle management, RFP content genera-welcomed a leading national moving company back to the Atlastion and management, RFP software implementation, RFP Agent family, and directed an organizational pricing reset. thought leadership and corporate training.From employees and agents to customers and shareholders, JackLeveraging my 15 years of proposal management experi-has all of Atlas best interests at heart, the Atlas Board shared.ence and love for supporting global mobility organizations Our management team is the strongest we have ever had, andto scale, I founded The RFP House, notes Bahrami. This under Jacks continued leadership and adherence to the Atlasexperience, coupled with my passion for business develop-Pathways Strategic Plan, we know this organization will continuement, inspired me to step in and bridge the gap.to grow.10PERSPECTIVESWinter 2024'