Congratulations to those celebrating promotions and new positions in the meeting industry.
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. |
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.