MEA confirms new board

Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) has today announced the new board at its Annual General Meeting at the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel in Sydney. The new Board is as follows: Chair:
Anne Jamieson, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre Vice chair: Ian Whitworth, Scene Change Treasurer: Susan Ryman-Kiernan, Wise Connections Directors: Kate Smith, Waldron Smith Management; Alana Hay, Milestone Creative Pty Limited As the new chair of the board, Anne Jamieson said: “I am very privileged to be representing the meetings and events industry and I look forward to working with the new board and the membership in reenergising MEA. There is a lot to do and we have a very good team in place to reinvigorate and grow the organisation.” Recently appointed CEO, Robyn Johnson, pointed to the critical role that MEA has played over the past 40 years. Johnson stressed the importance of a vigorous industry organisation to work on behalf of the MEA members, saying: “Together with the new board, I am keen to understand the issues that our members see as a priority for 2017 and beyond.”