Meeting News - August 10, 2009 - (Page 14)

Meeting People By Matt Alderton & Chris Davis No Longer Interim, San Diego CVB Names Joe Terzi President And CEO The San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau has named Joe Terzi its permanent president and CEO, after serving in an interim role since March. A former senior vice president at Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Terzi retired from Starwood on Jan. 1, and previously served for 12 years on the San Diego CVB’s board of directors, for which he served as chairman in 2004. “His in-depth knowledge and decades of experience and leadership in the hospitality industry will guide the bureau through these difficult economic times,” said CVB board chairman Andy Fichthorn, executive vice president and general manager of SeaWorld San Diego. Terzi replaces David Peckinpaugh, who in March asked the CVB not to renew his three-year contract when it was scheduled to expire on June 30. He left days later, and both parties averred the decision was entirely Peckinpaugh’s. In June, he joined site-selection firm HelmsBriscoe as vice president of business development. Hotel Exec Michelle Travis Joins Indianapolis CVA As Sales VP Hotel sales and marketing executive Michelle Travis last month joined the Please e-mail meetings industry personnel announcements to cdavis@meetingnews.com. Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association as vice president of sales. A 15-year hospitality industry veteran, Travis since 2003 has served as vice president of sales and marketing for Merrillville, Ind.based White Lodging Services, overseeing 65 hotels under five different brands. “Michelle’s leadership ability, strategic approach and market experience will allow us to more deeply penetrate the convention meetings and tradeshow market for a greater impact on Indianapolis,” said CVA senior vice president for sales Ronnie Burt Jr. r HYATT name, design and related marks are trademarks of Hyatt Corporation. ©2009 Hyatt Corporation. All rights reserved. HYATT name, design and related marks are trademarks of Hyatt Corporation. ©2007 Hyatt Corporation. All rights reserved. A MARVEL OF MODERN DESIGN. AN EQUALLY STUNNING LOCATION. INTRODUCING GRAND HYATT SAN ANTONIO: AN ENTIRELY NEW LEVEL OF SERVICE, CONVENIENCE AND LUXURY. Grand Hyatt San Antonio offers everything you would expect from a four star hotel. And then some. Like 115,000 sq. ft. of ﬂexible meeting and function space that includes 5,200 sq. ft. of exceptional balcony space. Meeting rooms with natural light. A state-of-the-art business center and our 24-hour Stay Fit gym with a heated outdoor pool. WiFi everywhere. And rooms with ﬂat panel TVs, plus our ultracomfortable Hyatt Grand Bed ™. It’s everything you would have expec ted. And quite a few things you never knew to expec t. Feel the Hyatt Touch.® For more information, contac t your Hyatt Sales Representative at 210.451.6400 or visit grandhyattsanantonio.com. 14 MeetingNews August 10, 2009 www.meetingnews.com http://www.grandhyattsanantonio.com http://www.grandhyattsanantonio.com http://www.meetingnews.com

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