MIDDLE EAST – The Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC) has continued to beef up its staff prior to opening next year.
General manager Trevor McCartney said the Sultanate was fast becoming one of the world’s most exciting emerging convention destinations. He has been overseeing new appointments to the Business Development, Technical, Finance and Food and Beverage teams.
The new appointments include Chanaka Fonseka as F&B director; Troy Reynolds as head of event operations; Sheikha Al Mugheiry as international business development manager; Thomas Joseph as business development manager for exhibitions; Derek Wilson as AV and production manager; Pieter du Plooy as systems administrator; and Mohammed Waheed Al Lawati as an executive assistant.
McCartney said a key part of his strategy was recruiting staff with expertise in specific areas as well as nurturing and developing the local talent pool.
Ms Al Mugheiry said the OCEC provided a key opportunity for young Omanis “to be exposed to a business events environment and advance themselves professionally, through the highest standards of training from an international venue operator, such as AEG Ogden”.
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