 What did you want to be when you grew up: A professional dancer. Your first job: Worked part -time on the Neighbours set (let’s just say Kylie and Jason had big hair). Your first pay packet: Small change. Your first break: Being offered a role at the Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas over 1000 other applicants. Describe your current role: The main focus of my role is to oversee and achieve the MICE budget! The best part of your job: Establishing long-term relationships with clients and meeting people from all backgrounds. The ability to travel the world, and being able to stay at other luxurious Langham properties. The worst: Not enough hours in the day to be able to touch base with all of the people I really want to stay connected with. Who has inspired you: Katie Benson, MD of The Langham Melbourne. She is a living legend in hotel management and an amazing mentor for women moving into management. Your best quality: Energy and loyalty. Your worst: Perfectionist and being too honest – it gets me into trouble! Your best achievement: Working my way up the various levels of a five-star hotel. Where do you want to be in 10 years’ time: Happy, fit and healthy with a family. Your likes about the MICE industries: The amazing people I have met. Your dislikes: Not being able to accommodate all the business I would like to!
GRAHAM MUIR
CHAIRMAN
PERTH CONVENTION BUREAU
Graham Muir has been re-elected chairman of the Perth Convention Bureau for his third 12-month term. His appointment was confirmed at a meeting of the bureau’s new Board of Directors, convened after the AGM at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre. Mr Muir will shed the executive management duties he has performed for the past year following the appointment of Ross McCullogh as the bureau’s new managing director.
ABIGAIL TREWIN
EVENT MANAGER
DARWIN CONVENTION CENTRE
Abigail Trewin has been appointed event manager of the Darwin Convention Centre which opens in mid-2008. Ms Trewin has more than 10 years’ experience in the event, convention management and hospitality industry studying hotel management with the Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School and IHTTI Neuchatell Switzerland.
AARON ROUSSOS
F&B MANAGER
DARWIN CONVENTION CENTRE
Aaron Roussos has been appointed food and beverage manager at the Darwin Convention Centre. Prior to his appointment, Mr Roussos was venue catering manager for the Royal Adelaide Showgrounds for the past four years. He has catered for all ranges and style of events, from the organisation and preparation of 27,000 corporate meals over four days at the annual Royal Adelaide Show to creative five-star a la carte meals at his own restaurant in Port Douglas.
ANDREW OSTER
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR MICE,
CROWN TOWERS & CROWN PROMENADE HOTEL
Mr Oster has been with Crown for just over 18 months and will work alongside Nicole Hempseed, associate director MICE based in Crown’s Sydney office. Together, Mr Oster and Ms Hempseed will continue to develop conference and incentive business for the hotels and Crown conference centre. Additionally, Crown is pleased to welcome Kristy Ramm as sales manager MICE for Crown Towers and Crown Promenade hotels. She has made a return to hotels after a recent appointment with Luna Park as event sales manager. Prior to this Ms Ramm worked with Park Hyatt Melbourne in catering sales.
PHILIP BEAUCHAMP
GROUP GENERAL MANAGER, DOCKSIDE GROUP
Philip Beauchamp has been appointed group general manager of the Dockside Group. Mr Beauchamp has more than three decades in the hospitality industry and most recently held the role as director of operations at Hilton Sydney. He will take responsibility across all areas of the Dockside Group and will lead the experienced conference and catering team responsible for business development. He will also oversee the integration of new venues within the expanding group portfolio, reporting to managing director Christopher Drivas.
MARCUS CANNELL
EXPERIENCE DESIGN LEAD,
GEORGE P. JOHNSON
Marcus Cannell has been appointed experience design lead at George P. Johnson for its IBM account team. Mr Cannell joins George P. Johnson with more than 14 years’ experience in design management and brand development, most recently in the role of design manager at Ernst & Young Australia. As experience design lead at George P. Johnson, Mr Cannell is responsible for IBM’s creative event strategy, brand application and event messaging. Andrew Todd has been appointed Australia and NZ event strategist.
GEORGIA FREEMAN
CROWNE MEETINGS DIRECTOR,
CROWNE PLAZA TORQUAY
Georgia Freeman has been appointed the Crowne Meetings Director for Crowne Plaza Torquay, located on Victoria’s surf coast. Georgia joined IHG in September 2003 where she first worked in food and beverage.
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