Renowned Business Development Executive Joins MCI

Renowned business development executive, Theresa DeConinck, has joined MCI as External Relations Director focusing on the US market.

Washington DC, January 20, 2010 - One of the association industry’s most renowned and longstanding sales and business development executives, Theresa DeConinck, has joined MCI (www.mcigroup.com/associations) as External Relations Director focusing on the US Market. There she joins Peter Turner in helping to strengthen MCI’s position assisting US-based associations grow their meetings, membership, and education business globally.

With a Bachelor’s Degree in Hotel Management from Niagara University and a career originating in the hotel industry which amasses almost 30 years of working with associations, Theresa is well placed to help associations seeking local expertise and knowledge to serve and grow members and customers, providing specific project support for various activities or consulting services to define market potential and strategy for entering a region outside of the US market. “MCI is very excited to have Theresa join our company at a time of great opportunity for associations seeking to expand their commercial opportunities around the world,” explains Nikki Walker, MCI Association Management & Consulting Practice’s Global Vice President. “Her US association and meeting industry knowledge coupled with her technology and meetings expertise complements MCI’s 20 years of association experience to help associations establish or expand their markets in Asia, Europe, Middle East or Latin America.”

Since 1987, Theresa has been extremely active with CESSE and has been a speaker numerous times at their annual meeting. Theresa has also been an active member of ASAE since 1985. She may be reached at theresa.deconinck@mci-group.com and will be featured on MCI’s international association management blog www.growglobally.org .

For further detail on the information contained in this press release, please contact:

Karine Desbant
External Relations Manager

MCI
Global Association Management & Consulting
Karine.desbant@mci-group.com
Phone: 0011-32-743.4413