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PEO PL E ERIC LISMAN, executive vice president of corporate development for Advanstar Communications, was elevated to CEO of fashion exhibition organizer ENK International LLC, which was acquired by Advanstar Global LLC last month. ENK and Advanstar Communications will continue to be operated separately, but the PROJECT Women's event was added to the ENK portfolio. Te WSA footwear events, Sole Commerce footwear shows, ENKNYC and ENK Vegas will be added to the Advanstar roster. Tom Nastos will remain president of ENK and have responsibility for its day-to-day operations. Scott Chowan moves up from Advanstar's corporate development director to CFO for ENK. Sunni Spencer was named executive vice president of ENK Vegas. Reach Joe Loggia at (310) 857-7500 or jloggia@ advanstar.com; Eric Lisman at (212) 759-8055 or elisman@advanstar.com position in the theme park industry. Noland, a past member of the IAAPA board of directors, was most recently a consultant and held senior positions with Marriott International and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. Reach Paul at (703) 836-4800, x774, or pnoland@iaapa.org HEIDI VOORHEES joined Experient as senior vice president of housing. She had been vice president of meetings and events and vice president of strategic initiatives for the Institute of Food Technologists. Voorhees was given oversight of Experient's housing sales and operations with an emphasis on increasing the number of Experient registration clients who also use the company's housing services. Reach Heidi at (847) 996-5400 or heidi.voorhees@ experient-inc.com PAUL ASTLEFORD was R. PAUL NOLAND was appointed president and CEO of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) efective January 1. He replaced James "Chip" Cleary, who took another named president and CEO of Visit Jacksonville, replacing Daniel O'Byrne, who lef a year ago. Astleford was president and CEO of Experience Columbus from 2000 until his retirement in August. His 42 years in the hospitality industry IWF Announces Executive Management Changes Atlanta, GA – Kevin Holtzclaw has been promoted to president and CEO of the International Woodworking Fair, LLC, producer of the biennial International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair (IWF), which ranked No. 34 on the Trade Show Executive Gold 100. He succeeds Patrick LaFramboise who retired in October after producing more than 100 shows in his career for IWF, The Graphic Arts Show Company and Clapp & Poliak, which was acquired by Reed Exhibitions. Holtzclaw had been serving as vice president and COO since February 2010. In his previous role, he was responsible for sales, operations and the point-of-contact for Global Experience Specialists (GES) and the Georgia World Congress Center. Jim Wulfekuhle has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing. Wulfekuhle joined IWF in August 2004, most recently serving as director of marketing and communications. Prior to IWF, Wulfekuhle was senior sales manager for the Hampton Convention & Visitors Bureau in Virginia and director of trade shows for the Printing & Imagining Association of Georgia. Liz Hosp, programs and marketing manager, moved up to director of operations and J.P. Roberts has rejoined IWF as sales manager. Reed Exhibitions Greater China Announces Change in Leadership Beijing, China – Nat Wong was named president Reed Exhibitions Greater China effective January 1. Wong was most recently deputy president and COO of the company. He replaced Preecha Chen, who had been president since 2008 and resigned to return to his native Thailand. "The size of our business in greater China has grown tremendously to eight member companies and joint ventures with an excellent record of revenue and profit growth," said Paul Beh, regional president of Asia Pacific for Reed Exhibitions, noting Chen's leadership and perseverance. Chen will remain on the board of directors of Reed Tradex, a joint venture operating in Southeast Asia. Reach Nat at +86-10-5933 9000 or nat.wong@reedexpo. com.cn; Preecha at preecha.chen@reedexpo.com.cn includes a stint as president and CEO of the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau (now Choose Chicago) and vice president of sales and marketing for Disney Resorts and Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Reach Paul at (904) 7989111 or pastleford@ visitjacksonville.com Continued on page 82 www.TradeShowExecutive.com | February 2013 81