MEA board elected at AGM
The official board of directors was formally sworn in at the Meetings & Events Australia AGM held in Tasmania last month.
As the decision makers for management, strategy and the direction of MEA’s business plans the board is the foundation for building and strengthening the organisation in the events industry.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
• Rhona Walker, man-aging director – Solution RED – chair
• Simon Baggs, CEO & creative director – Lateral Mar-keting and Management P/L – vice chair
• Phil Holmes, director – Convention Wise P/L – treasurer
• Anne Jamieson, direc-tor of sales and marketing – Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
• Susan Ryman-Kiernan, managing director – Wise Connections
Rhona Walker comes to MEA as chair of the board with a strong events background and over 20 years of experience in the hospitality and venue environment. Rhona is the owner operator of Solution RED and Avantage, a TAFE mentor for students entering the meetings and events industry, and was named Industry Person of the Year, Asia Pacific in 2009.
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