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Gary Schirmacher, CMP, is the 2022 chair of MPI’s Global Board of Trustees (GBOT), which has oversight over the MPI Foundation. He succeeds Todd Marinko.

Schirmacher has been CEO at Total Hospitality Industry Solutions (THIS) since October 2020. With 35 years of experience in the hospitality industry, he previously led Experient’s strategic plan development and implementation, as well as an industry presence for Maritz Global Events for 25 years, where he was awarded the company’s highest honor, the Pinnacle Award, in 2005. He was inducted into the Colorado Meetings Hall of Fame in 2011 with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Schirmacher served for five years (2002-2007) as chair of the Meetings Industry Council of Colorado and is chair of the Meetings Industry Fund. He is a member of the EIC APEX Commission for Business Recovery along with membership in MPI, PCMA, IAEE, ASAE, Association Forum and CSAE. Schirmacher is a past chair of the PCMA Education Foundation Board of Trustees and a frequent speaker at major industry meetings and events.

He is a graduate of the Worldwide College of Auctioneering.