Nggawa luwih saka 25 taun pengalaman marketing lan kepemimpinan menyang jabatane, Karen Riordan, wis dijenengi minangka Presiden lan CEO anyar Kamar Dagang Area Pantai Myrtle dening Dewan Direksi. Riordan saiki dadi presiden lan CEO Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance (GWCTA).
"Aku bungah banget babagan kesempatan kanggo mimpin bisnis lan pertumbuhan pariwisata ing tujuan sing apik tenan iki," ujare Riordan. "Pamindhahan iki ngidini kula kanggo mimpin bab sabanjuré sukses pariwisata fenomenal kanggo wilayah, nalika nglayani komunitas bisnis sregep karo luwih saka 2,800 investor kamar. Kaya Greater Williamsburg Chamber and Tourism Alliance, iki minangka model khusus sing duwe kamar dagang sing mimpin kabeh inisiatif bisnis lan pariwisata kanggo nambah pengaruh ekonomi lan ndhukung komunitas.
"Iki minangka wektu sing cocog kanggo Karen Riordan dadi presiden lan CEO sabanjure kamar. Sawise panelusuran eksekutif negoro sing ketat, kita wis milih pimpinan sing kuwat banget nalika kamar kasebut ana ing posisi sing kuwat banget sawise taun-taun pertumbuhan sing luar biasa, "ujare Carla Schuessler, ketua dewan direksi MBACC.
"Kasenengan kita babagan kemampuan Karen Riordan kanggo ngarahake lan ngoperasikake organisasi dikuatake kanthi pengalaman kepemimpinan karo bisnis, tujuan lan pemasaran," ujare Jim Creel Jr., ketua Panitia Panelusuran. "Kita kabeh rumangsa semangat dening Karen lan ngerti yen dheweke bakal sukses amarga semangat sing katon lan nular kanggo Pantai Myrtle."
Sadurunge GWCTA, Riordan kerja ing agensi pariwara kreatif paling dhuwur, kalebu Arnold Worldwide, SmithGifford, Pagano Schenck & Kay, lan Hill Holliday ing Boston lan Washington, DC Sajrone karir dheweke wis mimpin kampanye pemasaran kanggo merek pariwisata terkemuka, kalebu Visit Williamsburg, Kamentrian Pariwisata Bahama, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Amtrak, Choice Hotels International lan Celebrity Cruises.
Riordan bubar dijenengi Chamber Executive of the Year kanggo 2018 dening Virginia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (VACCE).
Riordan njabat ing dewan direksi VACCE, uga minangka dewan Williamsburg Landing lan Warisan Humane Society. Dheweke dadi mantan presiden DC Ad Club Board lan mantan ketua Advertising Week DC, lan anggota American Advertising Federation (AAF). Ing 2013 dheweke nampa penghargaan paling dhuwur saka AAF, Penghargaan Medali Perak kanggo layanan masyarakat. Ing 2012 dheweke dijenengi salah sawijining "Women Who Mean Business" Washington dening Washington Business Journal.
"Staf, dewan direksi, lan komunitas bisnis wis sambutan banget. Aku kepengin banget miwiti lan nerusake tradhisi keunggulan sing wis suwe ing Pantai Myrtle lan Grand Strand kanthi wutuh, "ujare Riordan.
Riordan bakal miwiti jabatan anyar ing pungkasan Agustus.
APA sing kudu dijupuk saka ARTIKEL INI:
- Like the Greater Williamsburg Chamber and Tourism Alliance, it is a very special model that has the chamber of commerce leading all business and tourism initiatives to grow economic impact and support the community.
- After a rigorous nationwide executive search, we've selected a very strong leader at a time when the chamber is in a very strong position following years of exceptional growth,” said Carla Schuessler, chair of MBACC's board of directors.
- I am eager to get started and continue their long-standing tradition of excellence in Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand as a whole,” Riordan said.
