People on the Move
-- Tradeshow Week, 4/28/2008
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.
Ambassadors, a subsidiary of Ambassadors Intl., appointed Teresa Devereaux director of global sales for its conference and incentive travel management division.
Viad named President and CEO Paul Dykstra chairman of the board. He replaced Robert H. Bohannon, who retired.
Fernando Gorbaran has been elected to a one-year term as president of the General Assembly of the Argentine Assn. of Exhibition and Congress Organizers and Suppliers. Maria Graziani was named vice president; Pablo Weil, secretary; and Diego Gutierrez, treasurer.
The Professional Convention Management Assn. promoted Sherrif Karamat from chief partner relations officer to COO.
Kurt Medert, formerly vice president of the business management division of the American Gear Manufacturers Assn., was named sales manager of industrial tradeshows for Hannover Fairs USA.
Immersa Marketing named Jay Miller, Stacey Bovero Price and Paolo Zeppa to its executive management team. Miller was named vice president of business development; Price, vice president of client marketing; and Zeppa, vice president of strategy.
Emily K. Rafferty, president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was elected chairwoman of the NYC & Company board of directors.
