Santa Monica, CA – Industry veteran David Korse will step down April 4 as vice president of Nielsen Business Media’s Merchandise Group. Korse made the announcement to his staff last week after 16 months on the job. He told Trade Show Executive he
Las Vegas, NV – Paul Ashley will retire this Summer after eight years as president of Smart City Networks but will remain on the board of directors. The Las Vegas telecommunications provider said it had retained The McLoughlin Company to conduct
New York, NY – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center agreed on a new contract that lowered the wage premium the union’s members receive for working on Sundays, but raised the overall pay rate. In
Phoenix, AZ – Paul Dykstra, 46, president and CEO of Viad Corp, the parent company of GES Exposition Services, gained a third title today: chairman of the board of Viad Corp. Dykstra had been the president and CEO of GES in
Carlsbad, CA – Two new positions have been created at Trade Show Executive as a result of YTD revenue growth of 33% and new initiatives debuting in September. Carol Andrews, an award-winning journalist with more than 16 years of experience in the exposition industry,
Paris, France – The IFEMA Exhibition Centre in Madrid, Spain will be the site of the inaugural UFI Global CEO Forum for Exhibition Organizers (UCF) on January 21-23, 2009. UFI’s newly branded event was formerly the International CEO Forum launched six years ago by Seven Smulders
Melville, NY – Pulvermedia, Inc. is undergoing a restructuring that included some layoffs March 31; however company officials denied rumors the company had been shut down or was about to be acquired. Jason Chudnofsky, CEO of the company’s Events Group, told Trade
Carlsbad, CA and Chicago, IL – On April 1, Trade Show Executive’s ZOOM Trade Show Locator™ went live at www.tradeshowexecutive.com, providing both a wide angle and closeup view of 2,300 of North America’s leading trade shows. The database is a strategic partnership between Trade Show Executive magazine
Los Angeles, CA – What kind of event would you expect from a magazine known for its edgy editorial and design? At WIRED Magazine’s NextFest last September, it was more of the same thing: a visual and technological extravaganza that lit up the
Laurel, MD – Earl C. Hargrove Jr., president and founder of Hargrove, Inc., formally turned over the reins of the company on March 18 to his son-in-law Tim McGill, CEO, and daughter Carla McGill, vice president. The purchase price was not
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