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Brand USA‘ reauthorising’ its former acting CEO The Board of Brand USA, the national DMO for the United States, has appointed Caroline Beteta as interim president and CEO. Beteta had retired in September after nearly three decades as president & CEO of Visit California. She has previously chaired Brand USA’ s Board and served as its acting CEO. Todd Davidson, current chair of the Board, said:“ Brand USA and the US travel and tourism industry are fortunate that a seasoned professional with her extensive experience and passion is stepping forward again as we work to secure Brand USA’ s reauthorisation.”
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GL events awarded 15-year concession for Lima Convention Center
Integrated event industry group, GL Events has been awarded a 15-year concession for the Lima Convention Center. The venue in the Peruvian capital comprises 18,000sqm of event space and 18 multi-purpose rooms, with a capacity of up to 10,000 people. GL events believes Lima Convention Center has the potential to generate annual revenue in excess of € 12m. Olivier Ginon, chairman-CEO of GL events Group, described the new concession as“ another important milestone” in the execution of the group’ s growth strategy and demonstrates the group’ s long-term commitment to Peru.
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