IKhomishani Yezokuvakasha yaseLouisville isimemezele uhlelo lokulandelana mayelana nokuthatha umhlalaphansi okuzayo kukaMongameli & CEO wamanje uKaren Williams. Isikhulu esiphezulu emkhakheni wezokungenisa izihambi uWilliams uzovala iminyaka yakhe engama-30 esenkampanini yezokumaketha eLouisville ngoJuni 30, 2021. IKhomishini iqoke uChief Chief Operating Officer uCleo Battle njengamanje ozohola inkampani yezokuvakasha kuleli dolobha ngesikhathi kuthathe umhlalaphansi kuWilliam.
The Ukuvakasha kweLouisville I-CEO imele indawo okuyiwa kuyo embonini yezentengiselwano kanye nasezingqungqutheleni futhi inikezela ngobuholi obunamasu kanye nokwengamela i-ejensi yezokumaketha kuyo yonke imikhakha yokusebenza kwayo kwezezimali nansuku zonke.
UWilliams usebenze embonini yezivakashi iminyaka engama-40 eqala njengomphathi wezentengiso eRitz-Carlton Hotel e-Atlanta. Ngemuva kokuvula amahhotela ayi-18 emhlabeni jikelele, uWilliams wabuyela eLouisville futhi wasebenza iminyaka engama-23 kulokho okwakuyiLouisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, ethatha umhlalaphansi njenge-Executive Vice President ngo-2012 futhi ebuya njenge-CEO ngo-2014. Uke wasebenza emabhodini e-Leadership Louisville, Meeting Professionals I-International, Destination Marketing Association International kanye noKhomishani we-APEX noMkhandlu Wezimboni Zesivumelwano. UWilliams ubuye wasebenza njengosihlalo weDestination & Travel Foundation, okuyinhlangano esiza abantu abazinikele ekusizeni intshisekelo yabachwepheshe bezokumaketha nokuqhakambisa umthelela wokuhamba emhlabeni wonke. Ngokuhlonipha impumelelo enhlobonhlobo nokuphila isikhathi eside emsebenzini wakhe wokungenisa izihambi, uWilliams wathola indondo kaDan Mangeot ngo-2012 wanikezwa umuntu oye waba negalelo elikhulu ezinhlelweni zezokuvakasha zaseLouisville.
Sekungokwesibili le mpi igcwalisa iqhaza likaWilliams, njengoba aqokwa njengeSekela likaMongameli oPhethe ngo-2013 ngaphambi kokuba aqokwe njenge-COO ngonyaka wezi-2019. U-Battle usesebenze embonini yezivakashi iminyaka engama-34. Ngaphambi kokufika eLouisville, uBattle wachitha iminyaka eyi-12 eyiPhini Likamongameli Wezentengiso Nezinsizakalo zeRichmond Convention & Visitors Bureau eRichmond, eVa. Wayephethe nezikhundla zoMqondisi Wezentengiso kanye noMphathi Wezokuthengisa eRichmond CVB. U-Battle uqale umsebenzi wakhe wokungenisa izihambi embonini yehhotela esebenzela i-Embassy Suites, iHoliday Inn neSheraton Hotels. Impi ungowokuzalwa eDenver. Uphothule eMetropolitan State College uneziqu ze-BA kwiHotel / Restaurant Management. Wathola i-Master's of Business Administration ngo-1997 e-Averett College eVirginia. Wobabili uyi-Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME) ne-Certified Association Sales Executive (CASE).
USihlalo weBhodi uDonald Lassere uthi, “Imboni yezokungenisa izihambi iyimakethe yokuncintisana kakhulu yebhizinisi lezokungcebeleka nokuhlangana. Ngaphansi kobuholi bukaKaren, indawo yaseLouisville yavela ngamathuba amakhulu okukhuthaza imihlangano nezokuvakasha ezazifunwa kakhulu futhi idolobha lalinokukhula kwerekhodi ekuvakasheni ngaphambi kobhubhane. Ukusebenza ngokubambisana noKaren iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili, siyazi ukuthi uCleo unenhlanganisela elungile yesipiliyoni, ubuholi kanye nombono wokusiza umphakathi wethu wandise amathuba ethu njengoba izindawo ezifana nezethu ziya esigabeni sokululama futhi sibuyele emuva. ”
IMeya yaseLouisville, uGreg Fischer, uyanezela: “Bekungeke kwenzeke ukuthi kweqiswe umthelela kaKaren Williams ekukhuleni kwezokuvakasha okuqoshwe nguLouisville eminyakeni yamuva nje, ngenani eliphakeme kakhulu lezivakashi eziyizigidi eziyi-19 ngonyaka wezi-2019. Ngaphandle kokuba ngomunye wethemba lomphakathi wethu , abahlaziyi abanamandla, uKaren ulethe amakhono amangalisayo, amava kanye nomuzwa wokubambisana emsebenzini. Ube nesandla ekusebenzeni nababambiqhaza bedolobha, izwe kanye nezokuvakasha ukuxhasa ngemali nokuxhasa ukulungiswa okuhle kwe-KICC, okusibeka kahle emakethe yokuncintisana njengoba abantu beqala ukuhamba futhi, bethumela ubhadane. Ngizomkhumbula uKaren ngenxa yezizathu eziningi, kepha ngiyazethemba ebhodini lakhe, iqembu eliqashelwe izwe abalakhile - nakulowo owalandela ngemuva kwakhe, uCleo Battle, osebenze noKaren iminyaka eminingana. Ngiyabonga ukuthi uKaren uhlale kuze kube yihlobo ukusiza ukuqinisekisa ushintsho olubushelelezi futhi ngifisela ukuphumula kwakhe okuningi - nokuhamba! - uma usuthathe umhlalaphansi. ”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- I will miss Karen for so many reasons, but I am confident in her board, the nationally recognized team they have built – and in her successor, Cleo Battle, who has worked alongside Karen for several years.
- She was instrumental in working with the city, state and tourism stakeholders to finance and support the beautiful renovation of KICC, which positions us well in a competitive market as people begin traveling again, post pandemic.
- The Louisville Tourism CEO represents the destination at industry tradeshows and conferences and provides strategic leadership and oversight of the marketing agency in all aspects of its fiscal and daily operation.
