People on the Move

Michael Hart -- Tradeshow Week, 10/23/2006

GES Exposition Services promoted Angela Armstrong to director of sales of the company's Intermountain region with responsibility for Denver, Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Reno, Nev.

MICE North America named Bill Callejas chief marketing officer and a member of its board of directors.

Bill Dierberger has been named vice president of sales and marketing at Skyline Exhibits.

Cindy Edelstein, founder and president of the Jeweler's Resource Bureau, will become a special projects director for the VNU Jewelry Group.

The San Diego Convention Center named Brad Gessner general manager. Gessner had been the SDCC's interim general manager since July.

Paula Helm has been named senior sales manager at the Palm Springs (Calif.) Convention Center.

The Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau promoted James Jessie to vice president of sales; John Harmon to director of sales, resorts; Ted Pennison to director of convention sales; and Jan Thomas to associate director of convention services.

Advanstar Communications appointed former Hanley Wood President and CEO Patricia Joseph its first chief marketing officer.

Former Universal Studios Hollywood Vice President of Sales Nan Marchand was appointed executive director of the Pasadena (Calif.) Convention & Visitors Bureau. She succeeds Barbara Garcia, who left the CVB in April after seven years.

Reed Exhibitions named Sun Gang senior vice president, based in Beijing. He was formerly director of the exhibition department for the China Council for the Promotion of Intl. Trade.

Shawn Corwin-Myland, 47, died Oct. 1 after a brief battle with cancer. She was vice president of sales for the Bloomington (Minn.) Convention & Visitors Bureau, where she worked for 18 years.

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