Up-to-date news & information on the people involved in tradeshow business. en-us http://www.tradeshowweek.com/community/People/47368.html?nid=3632 2008 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:39:33 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6558533.html?nid=3632 The Exhibitor Support Centre at Toronto's Direct Energy Centre, supplier of on-site retail business services, named Catherine Earnhart acting business manager. Royal Productions appointed Don Hardenstein vice president of sales and marketing. He was previously east region vice president of sales, exhibit and design for GES Exposition Services. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6556407.html?nid=3632 Continuing a family tradition, Donald S. Freeman Jr. will step aside July 1 as CEO of Freeman, one of the two largest general service contractors in the tradeshow industry, as two other family members move up. Freeman, 70, will continue as chairman. Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6554199.html?nid=3632 The Southwest Washington Convention & Visitors Bureau in Vancouver, Wash., hired Rosemary Cooke as director of sales. The Jordan Edmiston Group Inc. appointed Thomas Creaser to the newly created position of executive vice president. Michael Daniels joined ConventionPlanit.com as director of special markets. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6547103.html?nid=3632 After Sept. 11, the exhibition industry went into an economic downturn that, along with the larger economy, had actually begun some time in advance of the terrorist attacks themselves. The resulting “perfect storm” of travel restrictions, coupled with a reluctance to gather in large public assembly halls, spelled disaster for exhibitions. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6524799.html?nid=3632 Freeman promoted Nelson Aveleno to vice president of exposition services sales for its national sales group. Aveleno joined Freeman in 1999 as director of sales for the western region of the executive sales group. In his new role, he will remain in Anaheim. Guy Bagg was named director of group sales for the mid-Atlantic region at Preferred Hotel Group. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6498199.html?nid=3632 People in the industry are moving up, moving on and joining companies. Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6492202.html?nid=3632 Tradeshow Week Advertising Director Nancy Walker has been appointed associate publisher. Walker will be responsible for day-to-day operations of the magazine as the search for a publisher continues. Patrick Buchen, president and CEO of Adjuvant Expos, was named chairman of the Intl. Assn. of Exhibitions and Events' recently formed Public Events Council. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6489284.html?nid=3632 Tara Wilson, president of Fort Worth, Texas-based Tara Wilson Events, was selected as guest educator for the annual tradeshow and conference for the event planning industry, The Special Event, Jan. 15-18 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:27:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6482904.html?nid=3632 Mark Shashoua's family is a kaleidoscope of nationalities — an Egyptian father, American mother and a wife who's from Venezuela, but half Spanish as well — so it's no wonder he now leads a company with operations scattered around the world. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6479922.html?nid=3632 Chicago-based ProActive, a strategic communications and events agency, hired Alexander S. "Mac" MacKenzie as senior executive producer. Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:26:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6473337.html?nid=3632 Imagination and Technology in Atlanta, a lighting and and audio-visual production services company, recently hired Jennifer Griffin as production coordinator. Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:23:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6472233.html?nid=3632 USA Hosts, a destination management company, recently named Penelope Parr general manager for the Washington, D.C., office. Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:54:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6466632.html?nid=3632 Hargrove recently hired Rebecca Cason as a sales executive in the company's special events division. Her responsibilities will include prospecting, selling and establishing solid relationships with new clients for the division. Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:10:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6464893.html?nid=3632 Ken Viscovich, international representative of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, received the 2007 Intrepid Award at the Exhibitor Appointed Contractor Assn. awards luncheon at the annual conference in Washington, D.C., this week. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:59:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6462996.html?nid=3632 Universal CIT, an event management and conference company based in the United States and United Kingdom, recently recruited Mark Searle as business development manager. Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:27:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6459206.html?nid=3632 Renaissance Dubai Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, announced several promotions in event and catering services. Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:59:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6458120.html?nid=3632 EventClicks, based in Hong Kong and Singapore, recently hired Ame Lai and Karine Koh to help meet the demand for international event services in Asia. Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:26:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6453911.html?nid=3632 The Intl. Economic Alliance named chairman and CEO of the C.W. Allen Group, Charles W. Allen, to its advisory board. Bobby Balsam, former director of sales at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, assumed the new role of director of event and guest services. Staging Connections appointed Karen Bolinger director of marketing for the Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific region. Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6452515.html?nid=3632 Gregg Caren has been named senior vice president of strategic business development at SMG, the venue management company he left 10 months ago to head up sales at Trump Entertainment Resorts. Caren said the sale of SMG to American Capital, which closed June 14, was fundamental to his decision to return. Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:47:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6449624.html?nid=3632 The Advertising Specialty Institute promoted President Timothy M. Andrews to president and CEO and appointed him to the board of directors of ASI Computer Systems. The American Gem Society elected Dave Bonaparte, group vice president of JCK Events, to its board of directors. ICD Publications created a conference and special event business segment and appointed Rob Cappiello vice president of co... Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 MST