VCEC Appoints Sales Manager for Canada
August 1st, 2007 / NewsVancouver, BC (August 1, 2007) – The Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre (VCEC) has added a key member to its sales team as the facility’s major expansion project continues to progress towards completion scheduled for Spring 2009.
Amy Duquette has been appointed Sales Manager for Canada, where she is responsible for business development and positioning the facility in the Canadian association market. With more than twelve years of sales experience in the tourism and hospitality industry, Duquette joins the VCEC from Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel in Vancouver, where she was the Canadian Corporate Sales Manager. Prior to that, she was the Corporate Sales Manager at the Westin Bayshore, Client Services Director at CANSPEAK Presentations, and also held sales management positions at the Delta Pinnacle Hotel and the Chateau Whistler Resort.
“Amy brings an ideal mix of skills and experience to the VCEC,” said Barbara Maple, VCEC President. “Her depth of experience and high-performing sales record will be crucial as she works with the Canadian association market heading into expansion and beyond.”
Duquette serves on the Board of Directors for Touchtone Theatre Company and is a member of the BC Chapter of Meetings Professional International (MPI) and the BC Chapter of the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE).
About the VCEC
Since opening in 1987, the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre has been British Columbia’s flagship convention facility. In fiscal year 2007, the VCEC hosted 350 events and 745,000 delegate days, and generated more than $240 million in economic impact for the province of B.C. When its major expansion completes, the VCEC will offer a combined total of nearly 500,000 square feet of function space and will serve as the Main Media Centre for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2010.
