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Alan Smith joins AlliedPRA Destination Management as Vice President of Global Sales  

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Created on Wednesday, 20 June 2012 09:23

Alan Smith joins AlliedPRA Destination Management as Vice President of Global Sales  

AlliedPRA Destination Management have announced Alan Smith joins the company as Vice President of Global Sales, according to George Pohle, chief executive officer of AlliedPRA, Inc. In this role, Smith is responsible for overseeing the global sales force focused on strategic global sales development, while expanding growth opportunities in new markets and managing key accounts relationships.

During his career, Smith hosted hundreds of events globally, including product launches, customer conferences, sales incentive trips and large conferences. His sales experiences spans over 30 years across all vertical markets, with particular expertise in selling and supporting the public sector, financial services and telecommunications markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He has worked for several leading systems integrators and software companies, having spent 10 years with BMC, serving as VP of Northern Europe, where his region ranked first worldwide. His extensive sales leadership also includes spearheading a number of mergers and acquisitions.

George Pohle, CEO of AlliedPRA stated: “Alan brings a wealth of experience to the AlliedPRA team with a unique market knowledge and strategic skill set to grow and adjust to an ever-changing global market. As AlliedPRA continues its world-wide expansion, positioning the company as the go-to DMC for unparalleled destination services, Alan will direct the AlliedPRA global sales team as the company leads the charge in redefining the DMC industry. We welcome Alan to the team and look forward to a long and successful partnership."

Smith joins the expanding AlliedPRA Global Sales team, which includes the newest members Gabrielle Spanton joins AlliedPRA as the new Global Sales Manager serving the Canadian market and Melanie Fletcher covering the Southeast region of the US.

Founded in 1981, AlliedPRA, along with its strategic partners, is the leading global destination management and event planning company with a world-wide span across three continents, 7 countries and over 60 event destinations, serving an impressive array of clientele, representing every major industry and market segment. AlliedPRA offers a full-range of destination management services from event planning, transportation management, tours, teambuilding activities, site selection, product launches, on-site services and more.