Exhibition News January 2020 | Page 6

News PEOPLE MOVES 1. Oscar Cerezales, current COO Asia Pacific at MCI has been made global executive vice president, corporate division, for MCI. 2. Nancy Walsh has been made president of Informa Markets’ fashion business, which includes brands such as MAGIC, COTERIE, PROJECT and PROJECT WOMENS.. 3. dmg events has appointed Sunny Bath to the role of Vice President for Data Management.. 4. Andor Farkas has been made a marketing and sales executive at the CEME Conference Centre in East London. Andor will be working part time while he completes his studies in Business Management and Leadership at CU London. 5. Informa Markets has announced the appointment of Mark Temple-Smith as chief operating officer of the company. Temple-Smith has over 20 years’ experience in the international exhibitions industry. Sponsored by: 06 — January The month at a glance The stories, topics and trends making headlines in recent weeks Paloma Faith helps celebrate 25 years of Travel Counsellors Paloma Faith, Gary Barlow, Dara Ó Briain and Vernon Kay provided the evening entertainment at a 25th anniversary celebration held by the Travel Counsellors at EventCity in Manchester as part of their exhibition. The three-day event was attended by 2,000 people from all over the world and saw business updates, supplier exhibitions, breakout speaker sessions and a gala dinner. Head of internal events, MICE and group travel, Cat Rainey, said: “The messages and feedback we have received surrounding the conference have been absolutely mind blowing and we couldn’t have pulled this off without each and every member of the EventCity team – they were always just a call or text away. We had last minute requests which were handled with such patience and ease, the team really did pull out all the stops, with constant smiles on their faces!” Rocket Print and Promotions rebrands After a decade in the events sector, Rocket Print and Promotions has rebranded to ‘reflect the company’s growth and area of expertise’. Founded in 2009, the company will now be known as Rocket Exhibition Services. The company helps clients through the concept, design, manufacture and installation of exhibition stands. Founder and managing director, Noel Reeves, said: “We’re celebrating our achievements over the last decade by rebranding to reflect our current trajectory. Our name change reflects our sphere of work and also comes with more refined branding, matching the high quality our clients expect.” The rebrand has come with a new website, and the company is seeking to grow upon its £1.5 million turnover.