NORWALK, Conn. (January 30, 2017) – Ed Several, formerly Senior Vice President and General Manager of PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions, has been tapped for a new role as Senior Vice President, Integration & Commercial Optimization-Reed Exhibitions Americas, reporting directly to Hervé Sedky, President of Reed Exhibitions Americas. Yancy Weinrich, Senior Vice President at Reed Exhibitions and a 12-year veteran of the trade show industry, will now oversee the PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions portfolio of events inclusive of the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando and the PGA Fashion & Demo Experience in Las Vegas.
“Ed Several’s sustained success over the past 12 years in elevating the value of the PGA Shows portfolio, plus multiple additional events across a diverse spectrum of industries, has made Ed vital to our success in optimizing current business events and integrating newly acquired events across the Americas ,” said Sedky. Several first joined Reed Exhibitions in 2004 as the industry vice president and show manager for PGA events. In his new role and during the transition, Several will continue to assist with relationships and long-term strategy on events from his previous portfolio.
Coming to Reed Exhibitions from the jewelry industry in 2004, Yancy Weinrich has grown the Reed Exhibitions Reed Jewelry Group to now include an expansive number of successful business events including multiple JCK, Luxury and JIS Events, and also oversees the publication of JCK Magazine.
“I am excited to lead an established and strong PGA Show team already in place. With a focus on delivering exceptional value at all levels, we will continue to develop new programming and enhance PGA Show Week in ways that will help drive the global business of golf forward,” said Weinrich. “Both the golf and jewelry industries are collaborative and retail driven and I look forward to identifying new programs to exceed the needs of our PGA Show customers.”
Marc Simon, Event Director for PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions, will continue in his role for the PGA Merchandise Show and PGA Fashion & Demo Experience.
About PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions:
Reed Exhibitions, with the PGA of America, organizes two international golf industry business gatherings in the U.S. each year under the umbrella of PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions. The PGA Merchandise Show, held each January in Orlando, hosts more than 40,000 industry professionals from some 90 countries and more than 1,000 golf-related companies and brands participating in product exhibitions, demonstrations, educational seminars and special events. For more information, visit PGAShow.com. The PGA Fashion & Demo Experience, held each August in Las Vegas, features an upscale presentation of golf fashion, equipment and technology merchandise from more than 200 companies and brands, a full education conference and numerous industry networking events. For more information visit PGALasVegas.com.
About Reed Exhibitions:
Reed Exhibitions, a division of RELX Group, has a global network of 40 offices and a portfolio of more than 500 events in 30 countries, including trade and consumer exhibitions, conferences and meetings, ranging across 43 industry sectors – from aerospace and aviation to beauty and cosmetics to sports and recreation. Reed Exhibitions Americas oversees a business that curates more than 100 sector-leading exhibitions and events in North and South America each year.
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