Meeting Professionals International (MPI) has announced its 2011-2012 Board of Directors, which it seated last week for a fiscal year term beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012.
Serving as MPI's new board chair is Sebastian Tondeur, CEO of MCI Group Holding. A member of the MPI Board of Directors between 2006 and 2008, Tondeur began service on the MPI executive committee in 2008 and was elected chairman-elect in 2010. As CEO of MCI’s head office in Geneva, his responsibilities include strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, strategic meetings management, marketing and key account management.
Also announced last week were MPI's Volunteer Chairs and its MPI Foundation Global Board of Trustees. Leading the 2011-2012 MPI Foundation Global Board of Trustees is Kevin Olsen, senior partner of One Smooth Stone, an event and communication agency.
“Sebastien and Kevin bring a shared sense of energy and innovation to their leadership roles,” said MPI President and CEO Bruce MacMillan. “Their appointment to these leadership positions strengthens MPI’s continued delivery of unique value and community for our members.”
MPI's complete 2011-2012 leadership follows:
2011-2012 MPI Board of Directors Executive Committee:
• Chairman: Sebastien Tondeur, CEO, MCI Group Holding SA
• Chairman-Elect: Kevin Hinton, Executive Vice President, Associated Luxury Hotels International
• Vice Chairwoman of Finance: Cindy D’Aoust, Vice President Strategic Meetings, Maxvantage
• Vice Chairman: Craig Ardis, CMM, Consultant, Meetings Analytics
• Vice Chairwoman: Patty Reger, CMM, Manager of Meetings and Conventions, DePuy/Johnson & Johnson
• Immediate Past Chairman: Eric Rozenberg, CMP, CMM, President, Swantegy
• Ex-Officio: Bruce MacMillan, CA, President & CEO, MPI
2011-2012 MPI Board of Directors Members:
• Chuck Bowling, President and COO, Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino
• Jordan D. Clark, Vice President of Sales, Las Vegas Meetings by Caesars Entertainment
• Paul Cunningham, President & CEO, IIMC International Information Management Corporation
• Michael Dominguez, Vice President, Global Sales, Loews Hotels & Resorts
• Ricardo Ferreira, Senior Vice President, GRUPO ALATUR
• Roel Frissen, CMM, Managing Director, Parthen
• Chris Gasbarro, Chief Creative Officer, Creative Community Connections, LLC
• Hattie Hill, CMM, CEO, Hattie Hill Enterprises, Inc.
• Kyle Hillman, CMP, Manager of Conference and Events, National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter
• Cornelia Horner, CMP, Director of Meetings and Marketing, American Land Title Association
• Carol Muldoon, CMM, Executive Director-Events & Meetings, KPMG LLP
• Erin Tench, CMP, CMM, Associate Director of Special Events, Penn State University
• Legal Counsel: Jonathan T. Howe, Esq., President/Senior Partner, Howe & Hutton, Ltd.
2011-2012 MPI Volunteer Chairs:
• Audit/Finance Committee: Cindy D’Aoust, Vice President Strategic Meetings, Maxvantage
• Chapter Advisory Council: MaryAnne Bobrow, CAE, CMP, CMM, CHE, Managing Partner, Bobrow & Associates
• Corporate Social Responsibility Advisory Council: Marge Anderson, Associate Director, Energy Center of Wisconsin
• Governance/Nominating Committee: Eric Rozenberg, CMP, CMM, President, Swantegy
• Knowledge Advisory Council: Betsy Bondurant, CMP, CMM, CTE, President, Bondurant Consulting
• Marketplace Advisory Council: Daniel Estatico, Sales Director, Walt Disney World Resort
• Membership Advisory Council: Angela Duncan, CMP, CMM, Director, SMMP Operations, Carlson Wagonlit Travel
• RISE Awards Judging Panel: Brian Palmer, CMM, President, National Speakers Bureau
2011-2012 MPI Foundation Global Board of Trustees Executive Committee:
• Chairman: Kevin A. Olsen, President and Principal, One Smooth Stone
• Chairman-Elect: Vince LaRuffa, Vice President Resort Sales & Marketing, Universal Orlando Resort
• Vice Chairman of Finance: David W. Johnson, President/CEO, Aimbridge Hospitality, LP
• Vice Chairman of Development: Michael Massari, Vice President of Meeting Sales and Operations, Las Vegas Meetings by Caesars Entertainment
• Vice Chairman of Projects: Gus Vonderheide, Vice President of Sales-Group, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
• Immediate Past Chairman: Ken Sanders, President, Freeman Audio Visual
• Ex-Officio: Didier Scaillet, Chief Development Officer, MPI Foundation
2011-2012 MPI Foundation Global Board of Trustees Members:
• Melanie Cook, Director Meeting and Incentive-US, Fairmont Hotels-Vancouver
• Christine Duffy, President & CEO, Cruise Lines International Association
• Chris Gabaldon, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
• Kemp Gallineau, Senior VP & Chief Sales Officer, Gaylord Hotels
• Thomas Grundner, Vice President Global Sales, Jumeirah Group
• Angie Pfeifer, CMM, Assistant VP, Corporate Meetings, Investors Group
• Alan Pini, CMP, CMM, Chief Executive, TEKNOCONGRESS ICS®, MPI Foundation EMEA Council Chair
• Susan Prophet, Director MC&IT Destination, Québec/Tourisme Québec, MPI Foundation Canada Council Chair
• Stephen Revetria, Vice President & General Manager, Giants Enterprises/AT&T Park
• Jim Russell, Senior Vice President, Innovation, Freeman, MPI Foundation U.S. Council Chair
• Jeff Wagoner, President, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts