Congratulations to those celebrating promotions and new positions in the meeting industry.
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Tamela Blalock, CMP, CAE, named vice president, cooperative relations, for the National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA in Washington, D.C. |
Mark Tester (MPI Texas Hill Country Chapter) appointed executive director of the Orange County Convention Center in Central Florida. |
Julia Massey appointed vice president of global sustainability for Geneva-based Kempinski Hotels S.A. |
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Jannika Spremberg named director of sales and marketing for the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, British Columbia. |
Ibrahim Joueidi named to the Middle East corporate sales team in the Dubai office for GES, a full-service provider for live events. |
Annie Kristi Korsmo appointed vice president for SearchWide Global, a full-service executive recruitment firm. |
Nils Øyvind Karlsen appointed business development director, food and beverage EMEA for HRS (Hospitality & Retail Systems) in Duesseldorf, Germany.
Fred Strickland named vice president of scenic technologies in the Corporate Events unit for New York-based Production Resource Group LLC (PRG).
Dale Eastlund named vice president, supply chain partners for CWT, a business-to-business-for-employees travel management platform.
Janice Ishihara appointed senior manager of sales and marketing for Waimea Hawaii) Plantation Cottages, a 43-acre oceanfront property.