Appointments

Festive Road appoints Senior Buyer-Side Leader

Details: Category: Appointments; Published: Monday, 09 January 2017 10:45

Festive Road, the travel and meetings engagement agency, has announced the appointment of Mia Andersson as a new associate. Ms Andersson will work with the client-side community on strategy and traveller engagement programmes and support Festive Road’s intermediary and supply-side client base with “inside the mind of the buyer” insights and perspectives.

High Tide DMC hires Lori Uebler as VP of Sales for North America & Canada

Details: Category: Appointments; Published: Friday, 06 January 2017 09:15

High Tide DMC has announced the hiring of Lori Uebler as VP of Sales for USA and Canada.   
Lori will be responsible for all sales throughout North America & Canada, building and maintaining relationships both nationally and internationally. 

Paul Stoddart appointed MD for CWT Meetings & Events, UK, IE & Benelux

Details: Category: Appointments; Published: Thursday, 05 January 2017 14:15

Paul Stoddart has taken up the role of MD for CWT Meetings & Events, UK, IE & Benelux. Paul started the role on 3 Jan, reporting directly into Ian Cummings, whose role has expanded to vice president, EMEA.

Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City - appoints new General Manager, Manish Nambiar

Details: Category: Appointments; Published: Thursday, 05 January 2017 11:45

Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City Accra has announced the appointment of Manish Nambiar as General Manager. With an extensive knowledge of the African hospitality industry, spanning across hotel management and project coordination, Manish brings strong commercial insight and a wealth of leadership to the role.

John Gilbert joins BCD M&E as VP, Life Sciences Center of Excellence

Details: Category: Appointments; Published: Thursday, 05 January 2017 09:15

John Gilbert joins BCD Meetings & Events (BCD M&E) as VP, Life Sciences Center of Excellence (LSCOE). Gilbert has over 20 years of Life Sciences experience, having worked with inVentiv Health, GSK, Wyeth and Yamanouchi Pharma. He also has commercial experience in managing sales, marketing and regulatory affairs and an MBA in Pharmaceutical Marketing and an MS Pharm focusing on Outcomes, Regulations and Healthcare Policy.

Govert Deketh takes helm as London Marriott Hotel County Hall general manager

Details: Category: Appointments; Published: Wednesday, 04 January 2017 16:45

Govert Deketh has taken the helm of London Marriott Hotel County Hall just prior to the completion of its major refurbishment and relaunch. The iconic 206 room London hotel is due to fully reopen in November 2016 and has been transformed during a year-long extensive renovation programme which has combined the historic beauty of the building and the very best in contemporary hotel design.

New Year, New Port Director at Portsmouth International Port

Details: Category: Appointments; Published: Wednesday, 04 January 2017 14:45

With the change of year comes new leadership at Portsmouth International Port, as Mike Sellers starts full time as the new Port Director.
Mike, who has spent the last twenty years working for Associated British Ports in the East and North East of England, first arrived in Hampshire in December to start his induction at Portsmouth International Port