By Michelle Riehle-Ludtke The Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC), owned by the City of Los Angeles and managed by ASM Global, announced the appointment of Scott Banks as the new Vice President of Security & Guest Services and Patrick Smart as the new General Manager of Taste of

By Angie Teel #GivingTuesday isn’t just another opportunity to jump on a social media bandwagon. It is an opportunity for you to collaborate with likeminded individuals to celebrate organizations that are near to your heart. Organizations that are not only trying to make things better

By R.V. Baugus When news came that industry veteran Brad Gessner was retiring, my first thought was that our profession was indeed losing one of its finest. My second thought was, “Dang, there goes my PR guy!” Gessner, who got his industry start in 1978 as the assistant director of sp

From Wire Sources ASM Global announced that Senior Vice President of North American Convention Centers, Brad Gessner, will retire at the end of 2019. Gessner will continue to serve as a consultant with the company. “My wife Debra and I will be moving back to Texas in January to be clo

By IQ Bob Newman, the president and CEO of ASM Global, has unveiled the executive leadership team tasked with steering the world’s largest venue management company. ASM – formed earlier this month upon the merger of SMG and AEG Facilities – operates more than 300 arenas, stadia and ot