ABEA announces new leadership

Australia, 20th November: The Australian Business Events Association (ABEA) has its latest board appointments: Matt Pearce (CEO and co-founder of Talk2Media), Gareth Martin (CEO of Business Events Perth), Dan Londero (CEO and Founder of Turnkey Event Solutions) and Rocky Bruzzano (Managing Director of Exponet).

Matt Pearce will serve as Deputy Chair and represent organisers. Gareth Martin will be the bureau sector representative and representative for Western Australia. Dan Londero will represent small business interests and will represent suppliers. Rocky Bruzzano will lead the Finance Subcommittee.

In addition, ABEA also appointed Amy Saleh (Operations Director at Hannover Fairs Australia and current Chair of the Emerging Leaders Council) as ABEA’s first Emerging Leader Board Observer, providing new perspectives while cultivating future board leaders. She will also help establish selection criteria for this position in the future.

Peter King, Chair, ABEA, was quoted, “We had an exceptional amount of candidates who all put their hands up to be part of the ABEA Board. The members came out in force to vote, and their voices have been heard. We wish to thank everyone who took part. The members have chosen highly skilled and dedicated professionals to help lead the organisation into its next phase.”