Brad Dean
Dean takes on the position of president & CEO at Discover St. Louis, bringing over 20 years of management in journey and tourism. Each in his most up-to-date place as CEO of Uncover Puerto Rico, and earlier, his 20 years as president & CEO of the Myrtle Seashore Space Conference & Guests Bureau, his work considerably expanded tourism and the tourism financial system. He now joins St. Louis well-equipped to raise town as a premier vacation spot.
Thiago Araujo
BCD Conferences & Occasions welcomes Araujo as international sustainability director. Araujo will work to formalize the group’s sustainability mission, main the corporate’s international sustainability technique by aligning operations with environmental and social targets, driving local weather urgency initiatives, advancing sustainable partnerships, delivering complete coaching and implementing sustainability into firm tradition. He brings over 15 years of expertise working on the intersection of sustainability, enterprise improvement and strategic management.
Mgeni Mpolo
Pendry West Hollywood appoints Mpolo as director of gross sales & advertising and marketing. With over 20 years of expertise, he’s well-equipped to supervise all features of gross sales and advertising and marketing, driving model consciousness and progress and attaining income targets throughout guestrooms, banquets and catering. He most not too long ago served as managing director at The Sensible Recommendation Firm in Zanzibar. Earlier, he held roles at W San Francisco and The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco and held a tenure at Marriott Worldwide.
Jamie Bruce
Bruce, who has been an integral a part of Teneo Hospitality Group’s management group for the previous decade, transitions into his new position as president. He succeeds Mike Schugt, who steps down after 10 years to deal with non-profit endeavors, and which whom Bruce has spent the final two years working intently to form Teneo’s technique and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders. Bruce is understood for his collaborative strategy and keenness for driving success, and brings experience in gross sales, advertising and marketing, industrial operations and strategic planning, significantly with luxurious unbiased resorts and resorts.
Maggie Miller
Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island appoints Miller as gross sales and advertising and marketing coordinator. With experience in occasion coordination, social media administration and recreation advertising and marketing, Miller will work to assist the resort’s gross sales and advertising and marketing initiatives, creating concentrating on digital advertising and marketing campaigns and specializing in occasions, resort packages and leisure facilities.
Chelsea Dunlop Welter
Welter is appointed to the position of managing director at Locations Worldwide Basis. She joined Locations Worldwide (DI) in 2016, and earlier served as government assistant to the president & CEO at Select Chicago. Since 2021, Welter has served because the senior vice chairman of governance and administration at Locations Worldwide, the place she oversaw all features of administration and operations for the group whereas straight supporting the chief workplace. She additionally at present manages board governance and supervision for the DI Board of Administrators and the DI Basis Board of Trustees, and their respective committees and process forces. She is going to proceed to supply this oversight whereas additionally assuming the duties of her new position.
Drew Holmgreen
Holmgreen joins Promotional Merchandise Affiliation Worldwide (PPAI) as president & CEO. He most not too long ago served as Assembly Professionals Worldwide’s (MPI) Chief Expertise Officer, the place he managed international methods, enhanced member experiences and drove income progress. He additionally served as MPI’s fairness, variety and inclusion government lead. He brings over 20 years of expertise in strategic management, inclusion, model improvement, experiential innovation and organizational progress. In his new position with PPAI, he’ll deal with elevating the position of promotional merchandise as a vital a part of international advertising and marketing and driving creativity and influence inside the business.
Sarah Christie Rydell
Sarah Christie Rydell takes on the position of resort supervisor at JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa. Rydell brings almost 25 years of expertise throughout varied operational management roles, together with complicated director of operations, director of restaurant and bar and director of banquet operations within the luxurious way of life phase. Identified for her participating strategy, Rydell is a frontrunner targeted on delivering robust model experiences to raise the visitor expertise.
Becky Cavanaugh
MGME welcomes Cavanaugh as its new director of operations to supervise the strategic planning, administration and execution of all assembly and event-related actions, with a deal with consumer engagement and satisfaction, driving horizontal account progress and guaranteeing alignment with shoppers’ enterprise goals. She brings over 20 years of management and experience in medical conferences, and spent 18 years with Syneos Well being as program director for World Medical Conferences and Occasions, driving occasion technique and execution. Cavanaugh holds immense business affect, serving as an advisory board member for each World DMC Companions and Pharma Discussion board.
Adam Berrios
Berrios steps in as government director at Go to Sandy Springs. His in depth expertise spans previous roles reminiscent of senior gross sales supervisor on the Alpharetta Conference & Guests Bureau, and vice chairman of gross sales and companies on the Little Rock Conference and Guests Bureau, by which he directed and deliberate all actions of the gross sales division, group journey and consumer companies and the vacation spot companies group, whereas additionally main lodge associate relations.
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