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Brad Gessner, CVE, Takes Readers “Backstage” in His New Book About the Industry

January 11, 2023
by R.V. Baugus
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By R.V. Baugus Long-time IAVM member and good friend Brad Gessner, CVE, is now living the charmed life of retirement nestled in the Hill Country of Texas. Specifically, Brad resides in Comfort, a town that easily befits its name and is a far cry from the hectic pace of Brad’s fi
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Ellen Schwartz Retires from GM Position of Los Angeles Convention Center

July 01, 2022
by R.V. Baugus
#asmglobal, #bradgessner, #ellenschwartz, #losangelesconventioncenter
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By R.V. Baugus Ellen Schwartz, General Manager of the Los Angeles Convention Center, said she knew the timing was right to announce her retirement, which takes place on July 6. “For me, I thought about I’m a certain age and I don’t want to be the person that worked and keels ove
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Before You Go, Brad Gessner, It’s Time to Be Honored with the Convention Center Lifetime Achievement Award

October 26, 2020
by R.V. Baugus
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By R.V. Baugus Brad Gessner, CVE, ASM Global’s Senior Vice President, Convention Centers at the Los Angeles Convention Center, bid a retirement adieu to the industry earlier this year after a sparkling 42-year career in public assembly venue management. Let’s just say before he left t
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There Goes My PR Guy!

November 08, 2019
by R.V. Baugus
#asmglobal, #bradgessner, #losangelesconventioncenter
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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
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Brad Gessner to Retire at End of 2019 to Cap Distinguished Venue Management Career

November 01, 2019
by R.V. Baugus
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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
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