The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre has announced the appointment of John Burke (pictured) as its new deputy general manager. Burke is a senior venue operations professional with 25 years’ experience working across all areas of venue and event management, including leadership, commercial management, construction liaison, vendor management, programme management, facility operations and engineering, and audio visual (AV) and technical systems infrastructure and development.
Welcoming Burke to the KLCC team, GM Alan Pryor said: “We are delighted to have John on board. We are confident that the Centre will benefit immensely from his strong technology background to further enhance our state-of-the-art information technology (IT) and AV facilities to better meet our clients’ needs. We also look forward to utilising his knowledge and experience in operations to support us in delivering affordable and personalised services to our clients.”
As deputy GM, Burke is responsible for overseeing the Centre’s day-to-day operations including managing the AV and technical services, catering, event co-ordination and exhibition services.
Prior to joining KLCC, Burke was Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre’s (OCEC) director of operations and, before that, director of IT at Qatar National Convention Centre for four years.
Burke kicked off his career with the NEC Group in the UK, where he gained 15 years of comprehensive IT, technical and operational knowledge.
