People on the Move
-- Tradeshow Week, 7/14/2008
Penton Media appointed Jean B. Clifton executive vice president and CFO. She is a former senior vice president and CFO of Reader's Digest Assn.
Hargrove hired Melissa Thompson Currier as director of marketing.
The Hiltons of Branson (Mo.) named Arthur William “Bill” Derbins III general manager of the Branson Convention Center. Derbins also will manage operations at Hilton's two Branson properties, the Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing and the Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel.
Jean-Yves Durance, previously vice president in charge of conferences and exhibitions for the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was named chairman of the board of directors of VIPARIS, and Renaud Hamaide, general manager of Paris Expo since its inception, was named CEO. VIPARIS is the new owner and operator of the Paris Porte de Versailles, Paris Nord Villepinte, Paris Le Bourget, Le Palais des Congrès de Paris, CNIT Paris La Defense, Espace Grande Arche, Espace Champerret, Les Salles du Carrousel and Le Palais des Congres de Versailles facilities.
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (Management) promoted Veronica To to director of marketing and business planning and named Wendy Ng marketing and sales manager.
John van Stolk joined tour organizer Your Man in Europe as communications director. He previously was business development director at NEC Group and headed international business development at Amsterdam RAI.
William Frazier has joined Tradeshow Week as an account manager based in New York. Frazier has extensive business-to-business and consumer media experience with companies such as Grand Media, On Wheels and Phase II Marketing Group.
