People on the Move
Michael Hart -- Tradeshow Week, 8/13/2007
Promotional Products Assn. Intl. promoted Paul Bellantone to executive vice president. He was previously vice president for marketing and business development, as well as director of expositions.
The New Orleans Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau appointed new sales managers: Kelly Buchler, Yves Rougelot Clark, Jennifer Franz, Jennifer McDonald and Michelle Minyard in the convention sales department and Martha Martinez in the tourism sales department.
The Pennsylvania Convention Center named Samuel Cosby national sales manager.
Visit London appointed Becky Graveney to lead association sales.
Exhibitgroup/Giltspur appointed James Hamilton vice president of sales at client headquarters in Dallas.
Freeman promoted Josh Haynie from director of sales to national sales manager in the Washington, D. C., national sales office. Dave Arendes, previously assistant director of sales, succeeded Haynie. In Nashville, Mark Kafader is the new director of sales, succeeding Ray Boshart, who retired after more than 30 years with Freeman.
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre appointed Elven Ho as communications manager.
Exhibit Surveys hired Robin Howell as a sales associate.
The Convention Industry Council appointed Richard W. Hunter Jr. as director of the APEX best practices initiative for the meetings, conventions and exhibitions industry.
CMP Technology promoted Rob Keenan to director of its RFID World Group to manage the RFID tradeshow portfolio.
Hilton Hotels appointed Linda Norman general manager of the Hilton Baltimore, a 757-room convention center hotel under construction in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
Marco K. Parrotto and Mark Salesses joined Hargrove as national sales executives in the tradeshow division.
GES named Jason Popp senior vice president of international and promoted Lee Sterbens to regional general manager of its Pacific Inner Mountain Region. Popp previously held the same job title with Exhibitgroup/Giltspur.
AmericasMart Atlanta promoted Brian Quirk from executive director of convention center sales to vice president of convention center sales.
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