MEETING PEOPLE
Ali Copeman
has been
appointed the
Conventions
and Incentives
New Zealand
Approved
Professional
Conference
Organiser
Group chairperson. Based in Dunedin
she was director of the Otago Chamber
of Commerce for nine years, the last
three as president. Matt Rippin is
the new
general
manager
InterContinental
Sanctuary
Cove Resort.
He was most
recently
general
manager at Holiday Inn Cairns
Harbourside and spent over 13 years on
the Gold Coast, including senior
positions within the Crowne Plaza
Surfers Paradise. The
Appointment
Group – Asia
Pacific has
appointed
Vicky Hartley
as event
director,
global events,
Singapore. She
will spearhead the company’s expansion
into the Asia Pacific MICE market.
AVPartners
has appointed
Mitch Tucker
as managing
partner at
Sofitel Gold
Coast
Broadbeach.
He was
previously
sales manager at AVPartners RACV
Royal Pines Resort. Pip Close
has been
appointed
CEO of Tourism
Tropical North
Queensland
(TTNQ). She
is currently
the CEO of
the Margaret
River Busselton Tourism Association,
taking on her new role on July 3.
Previously, she was CEO of the Augusta
Margaret River Tourism Association. Marc Sleeman
has been
appointed
CEO of
Grampians
Tourism.
Currently the
general
manager of
Tourism
Kuranda, Sleeman will begin with
Grampians Tourism on July 3. He replaces
outgoing CEO Will Flamsteed who has
been in the role over the last five years.
Melbourne
Racing Club
has appointed
Matthew
Forsyth as
the new
executive
director – food
and beverage.
He will be
responsible for overseeing food and
beverage across its three racecourses,
Club events, Gontran Cherrier and the
club’s 13 pubs and clubs. InterContinental
Hotels Group
has appointed
Keith Barr
(pictured) as
CEO, replacing
Richard
Solomons who
steps down on
June 30. Barr
was previously chief commercial officer,
and has spent nearly 17 years with IHG. Melbourne Star
Observation
Wheel has
appointed
Nicole Hill as
its new head of
sales and
marketing.
She was most
recently senior
sales manager at Wyndham Hotel Group,
where she managed a sales team who
looked after 23 hotels in Australia, SE
Asia and the South Pacific.
Visit Sunshine Coast has appointed Kylee Daniel in a newly created
role as events marketing specialist. She was previously the senior
sponsorship manager for ANZ New Zealand for seven years and most
recently working with clients such as the World Masters Games 2017. cievents have appointed Damian Fry as event director in
Hong Kong. Hailing from London, he has over 10 years global
experience including roles with MCI, Credit Suisse and
American Express.
Jane Runyu-Fordimail has been appointed the new CEO of
Nitmiluk Tours in Katherine. The tourism operation is a division
of the Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation. Marriott International has appointed Michelle Scott as director of
sales & marketing for Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay. Most recently,
she was director of sales for Brisbane Marriott Hotel.
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