People on the Move
Rachelle Crum -- Tradeshow Week, 3/27/2006
The Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau has promoted Wayne Chappell to executive vice president of business development and citywide sales, and Kendrick Middleton to vice president of convention sales.
Former British Airways executive David Erich has been named executive vice president and COO at Conferon Global Services.
Elisabeth Familian has been named president of BiZBash's California operations.
Smart City Networks has promoted Nick Flores to operations manager at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.
Opus Solutions has added the following personnel: Sally Hutley as program manager, Monica Baker as account manager, Bobbi Taylor as customer response representative and Mary Wesselman as director of sponsorship development.
Sandra Chipchase has been appointed CEO of the Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau. Edwina San has joined the Melbourne CVB as manager of international incentives.
The Birmingham (Ala.) Convention & Visitors Bureau has hired Bill Murray as a sales manager.
Dennis Oliva has been hired as sales manager for Stevens Exhibit Design Group.
John Osborn has joined Exhibitor Magazine Group as chief marketing officer.
Matt Polansky has joined the Colonial Williamsburg (Va.) conference sales team as senior sales manager.
Gwen Thomas has been appointed manager of the group and incentive department at the Bermuda Department of Tourism.
Polly Prince Johnson has joined the Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau as national convention sales manager.
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