Skift Take
John Monahan, president and CEO of the Hawaii Guests and Conference Bureau, is stepping down efficient Dec. 31, 2023, after serving because the group’s high chief since 2003.
After serving because the Hawaii Guests and Conference Bureau’s president and CEO since 2003, John Monahan is stepping down efficient Dec. 31, 2023.
Tom Mullen, HVCB’s senior vp and chief working officer, will function interim president and CEO till a everlasting alternative is in place.
“John has efficiently managed three predominant areas as HTA’s contractor, which incorporates strengthening The Hawaiian Islands model in North America and past, advancing International MCI group enterprise by means of Meet Hawaii for the conferences, conventions, and incentives market, and overseeing the Island Chapters representing the island of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu, and Kauai,” Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) Interim President and CEO Daniel Nāho‘opi‘i mentioned.
Monahan will proceed to function an advisor to HVCB and can be transitioning alongside Mullen by means of January. A transition workforce is already looking for a brand new president and CEO.
“John has served HVCB admirably for over twenty years, spending numerous hours main what’s universally acknowledged as one of many preeminent conference and customer bureaus on this planet and serving to to place the state of Hawaii as one of the vital iconic and sustainable locations on the planet,” Sean Dee, HVCB board chair and government vp/chief industrial officer for Outrigger Hospitality Group, says.
“I’m leaving the group in a great place with loads of devoted and proficient individuals who care deeply for Hawaii, says Monahan. “Over the previous 4 years, we have now weathered unimaginable challenges as we navigated our means by means of the COVID-19 pandemic and, most not too long ago, the lengthy, drawn-out procurement processes.”
There may be a lot rebuilding to be executed in Hawaii, particularly after the Maui wildfires leveled Lahaina.
In different staffing information, Lynn Whitehead has been named the brand new vp of world MCI gross sales and advertising and marketing, changing John Reyes who’s retiring.
“Lynn has been a useful member of our MCI workforce since becoming a member of us two years in the past and has leveraged her business relationships to extend high quality, high-impact citywide bookings,” says Monahan.
Previous to becoming a member of HVCB, Whitehead was with the San Diego Tourism Authority the place she served as nationwide gross sales director, japanese area targeted on citywide conventions. There she managed gross sales of 13,000-plus lodge rooms and a pair of.6 million sq. toes of area for affiliation purchasers in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Previous to SDTA, she served as director of nationwide accounts for the San Diego Conference Heart Company.
“It’s really an honor to guide the Meet Hawaii workforce, and I look ahead to persevering with our deal with educating and galvanizing assembly planners throughout the globe to carry their packages to the Hawaiian Islands,” mentioned Whitehead. “I’m motivated by the truth that we’re coming into 2024 with optimistic momentum and look ahead to sharing the distinctive historical past, tradition, and tales of Hawai‘i as we purpose to shut extra enterprise within the years forward.”
