REGIONAL ROUND-UP
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Encore’s Fiona Robson; Byrne Equipment Rental’s Pat Fallon; Byrne Equipment Rental’s Rorce Au Yeung; Creative Technology’s Mark Johnson and Dalios Rodriguez.
INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS THE LATEST MOVERS AND SHAKERS ACROSS THE REGION. Byrne Equipment Rental has announced a change in management structure, which sees former COO, Pat Fallon return as Deputy CEO, working alongside new CEO, Rorce Au Yeung, who replaces Hamad S. Sulaiman. Quentin Lo has also been appointed as Chief Strategy Officer. “It has been my pleasure and privilege to work alongside the Byrne Group employees and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them all for the support, hard work and loyalty they have shown to this great company,” commented the Sulaiman, who retains his position as Group Chairman. “The success of the business is a testament to all their hard work and dedication. Being a substantial investor and Chairman of the Group, I know our business has a bright future – a future that brings with it wonderful opportunities for both the company and its people.” Creative Technology Middle East has made two major hires for its newly formed Venue Services Department. Dailos Rodriguez joins as Venue Operations Manager, while Mark Johnson
has been appointed to the role of Business Development Manager. “It is an exciting time for the Middle East as we continue to grow and expand our team of professionals and our offering,” commented Andrew Reardon, Managing Director. “It is a pleasure to have both Mark and Dailos on board, and I wish them all the best going forward.” With over 24 years of experience in the hospitality and audio-visual industry, working across multiple venues, Rodriguez has secured various high-profile contracts during his time and implemented in-house AV services for some of the Middle East’s biggest hotel chains. “It is a great honour joining the Creative Technology team, and I look forward to getting started on the variety of fantastic projects we already have lined up,” he commented. Johnson brings over 19 years of experience in the AV hospitality industry, having secured several large-scale contracts across various venues and been a key factor in the growth and
development of many different AV venue services throughout the region. “It is very endearing to be a part of Creative Technology’s new Venue Services department from conception,” he commented. “I look forward to accomplishing many new firsts with CT.” Encore has named Fiona Robson as Vice President and Group Commercial Director, EMEA. “I’m delighted to welcome Fiona to the Encore EMEA team,” said Nicholas Rudge, Managing Director, EMEA. “She has deep, cross-functional expertise in sales, meetings and events, and distribution, as well as a passion for innovation. With working experience in many of the markets in the EMEA region, as well as speaking a number of languages, she was the perfect candidate for this critical role.” Robson added: “I’m delighted to be joining the Encore family at such a pivotal time and can’t wait to get started. I’m excited to build on today’s success within an organisation leading the field.” www.tpmeamagazine.com
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