UK trade association beam appoints four new Board directors

beam, the UK trade association for the business events, accommodation, and meetings industry, has appointed four new Board directors. Ben Hioco, sales director of Countrywide Hotels; Linden Beattie, general manager of Down Hall Hotel | Spa | Estate; Krishna Pastakia, director of sales at Edgbaston Park Hotel & Conference Centre and Joe Evans, business development director of Aimbridge Hospitality EMEA have all joined the beam Board.  Board chair and governance director Sian Sayward said: “Ben, Linden, Krishna and Joe each bring a wealth of important skills and experience which will be highly valuable to beam. Their vast industry backgrounds will allow them all to make significant contributions to the continuing development and progress of the association. They are exciting additions to the board.”