Up-to-date news & information on the people involved in tradeshow associations. en-us http://www.tradeshowweek.com/community/People/47369.html?nid=3633 2008 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Thu, 15 May 2008 00:28:27 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6560636.html?nid=3633 Tim McGuinness, executive director of NYC & Company, the city's marketing and tourism bureau, is leaving May 15 to join the Intl. Coucil of Shopping Centers as staff vice president of business development. Tue, 13 May 2008 14:14:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6558533.html?nid=3633 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/CA6557733.html?nid=3633 Reba Pittman Walker will step down as general manager and CEO of the Washington (D.C.) Convention Center Authority, which oversees the center, for "personal reasons," according to the authority. Mon, 05 May 2008 15:53:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6556407.html?nid=3633 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/CA6556417.html?nid=3633 The fast and furious pace at which 1105 Media was formed two years ago and rapidly expanded upon through multiple acquisitions since has been just another day at the office for Neal Vitale, the company's president and CEO. After all, he did it before, with Petersen Publishing in the late '90s when he and his private equity partners bought that company, took it public and sold it in two years flat. Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6554199.html?nid=3633 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/CA6549597.html?nid=3633 Heiner Federli, chief executive of Swiss BEA Bern Expo from 2004 to 2007, has resumed the position on an interim basis following the illness of current CEO Christoph Caviezel. Jennifer Hoff was promoted to COO of Natl. Trade Productions and Jennifer Hardee to director of operations. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6548719.html?nid=3633 John Mooney, principal of M|C Communications, received the inaugural 2008 Robert L. Krakoff Industry Leadership Award during the Society of Independent Show Organizers' CEO Summit. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:40:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6547096.html?nid=3633 As managing director of Veronis Suhlelr Stevenson and co-manager of VSS Structured Capital, Hal Greenberg has been on the front lines of many deals. In the past year, the biggest U.S. business-to-business media deal by far was Veronis Suhler Stevenson's April 2007 $1.14 billion acquisition of Advanstar Communications, just one of many. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6547103.html?nid=3633 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/CA6546251.html?nid=3633 Paul Ashley, president of Smart City Networks, will retire effective July 1 after eight years with the company. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:43:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6543458.html?nid=3633 Hargrove has been acquired by the daughter and son-in-law of founder Earl C. Hargrove Jr. Effective immediately, Carla and Tim McGill have taken over the reins of the contracting company. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:04:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6539168.html?nid=3633 Jill Birkett was named event director for the cosmetics and fragrances division of CMPi, producer of HBA Global Expo events. Birkett will manage the annual HBA Global Expo and Educational Conference and oversee future growth of the HBA brands. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6539179.html?nid=3633 Edlen Electrical Exhibition Services hired Diane Brule as assistant general manager of the Seattle office, promoted Mary Ellen Chapdelaine from national director of sales to vice president of sales and named Vanessa Alenier national sales manager. Pam Jensen has been named vice president of sales and marketing for Nimlock. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6536229.html?nid=3633 Messe Duesseldorf North America President Thomas Mitchell has had one foot in the U.S. and the other in Germany for almost his entire career. TSW Contributing Editor Gary Tufel spoke with Mitchell recently about the global enterprise that is Messe Duesseldorf, and what it's like to work so far from his company's home office back in Germany. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6533812.html?nid=3633 LAS VEGAS—During the Feb. 11-15 fashion week, MAGIC Marketplace was one of three shows welcoming new leaders, who ushered in a spate of tweaks that, participants said, will be good for business. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6533894.html?nid=3633 Carrie Freeman Parsons is now chief marketing officer for Freeman and Toby Purdy has been named to the new position of senior vice president of marketing. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:32:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6531704.html?nid=3633 Cathy Breden has been named executive director of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:39:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6528918.html?nid=3633 New jobs, promotions and movements of people in the industry. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6528925.html?nid=3633 Doug Ducate, president and CEO of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research, received the Exhibit Designers & Producers Assn.'s highest honor, the Hazel Hays Award, late last year. EDPA presents the award annually in recognition of distinguished achievement and significant contributions to the tradeshow industry. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 MST