Duenke Promoted to Monsanto Global Travel & Expense Lead, Nicholson Assumes Fleet Management
ST. LOUIS - Kellie Duenke, fleet manager for Monsanto, has been promoted to global travel & expense lead, effective Sept. 1. Assuming responsibilities for the management of the Monsanto fleet is Peg Nicholson, CAFM, global fleet manager.
ST. LOUIS- Kellie Duenke, fleet manager for Monsanto, has been promoted to global travel & expense lead, effective Sept. 1.
Duenke (shown right) managed the 3,495-vehicle Monsanto fleet for the past 12 years. In her new position, she is responsible for the management of travel, corporate credit cards, financial controls, and expense reporting on a global basis for Monsanto.
Responsibilities include implementation of a global travel agency, vendor management of all airlines, hotels, and car rentals. Duenke will also manage all credit card platforms, audit functions, global policy for travel & expense, financial controls, and the travel & expense reporting system in over 50 countries.
Assuming responsibilities for the management of the Monsanto fleet is Peg Nicholson, CAFM, global fleet manager. Nicholson (shown right) was promoted to global fleet manager for Monsanto in 2007. She joined Monsanto in 2004. Previously, she was fleet administration manager for Rug Doctor in Fenton, Mo.
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