Oak View Group announced the appointment of four executives at its under-construction Coachella Valley Arena. Shannon Miller has joined as vice-president of branding and community relations, Phillip Ransford becomes vice-president of operations, Rich Franklin has been named senior dir

By R.V. Baugus and Asian Leisure Business Geoff Donaghy, long-time IAVM member, ASM Global’s Group Director of Convention Centers for the Asia Pacific region, and CEO of the Sydney International Convention Centre, has been inducted into the United States-based Event Industry Council’s

By R.V. Baugus and Smart Meetings IAVM is pleased to announce that our very own Director of Safety & Security Mark Herrera was honored recently in receiving a Catalyst Momentum Award from Smart Meetings. “I received this award but I’ll always call it a team effort,

by Nat Grubbs Kevan Kirkpatrick is the new Executive Director of the BancorpSouth Arena & Conference Center in Tupelo. He brings 18 years of experience in the venue management industry to the area’s premier regional event center. “The Tupelo Coliseum Commission conducted a nation

By Stacie Bauer Ungerboeck, the World’s Event Software, has hired Ryan Morrow as Chief Financial Officer and recently promoted several key leaders, as the organization looks to grow and scale globally. Morrow serves as Ungerboeck’s first CFO. As part of the executive leadership team,