Ruder Finn’s travel and economic development EVP & Director, Gail L. Moaney, has been selected as one of The Network Journal’s “25 Influential Black Women in Business” for 2010. The Network Journal, is a business magazine which provides news and commentaries on the workplace and focuses predominantly on African-American professionals and seeks to honor women who have demonstrated strong leadership in their respective fields.
Moaney, who possesses tremendous experience in implementing communications programs for a wide range of clients including airlines, destinations, hotels, resorts, online travel-related services and economic development clients worldwide, will be among the honorees to be saluted during Women’s History Month at the Annual 25 Influential Black Women in Business Awards luncheon on March 11, 2010 at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel.
“We congratulate Gail on this most recent accomplishment and commend her for the many years of exemplary and dedicated client service. She is quite deserving, and we thank her for the extraordinary leadership she has demonstrated as head of the travel practice for more than a decade,” says Richard Funess, president, Ruder-Finn/Americas. “She continues to inspire her peers and colleagues to be the very best in this field,” notes Funess.
“The women we are honoring in the twelveth year of these awards are, as usual, in the forefront of American leadership and symbolize the diversity and advancement that has occurred across industry lines,” The Network Journal Publisher and CEO Aziz Gueye Adetimirin said. “We salute them for achieving significant levels of success in their businesses and professional careers and for their myriad contributions to their community.”