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Raymond J. Pekowski - President and CEO of The Expo Group
RAYMOND J. PEKOWSKI
President/CEO
RAYMOND J. PEKOWSKI - Is the President and CEO of The Expo Group. Ray has spent the past 26 years in the exposition industry working with companies such as Greyhound Exposition Services Company, United Exposition Service Company and co-founder of Nationwide Convention Systems, Inc. Ray’s experience and unique vision of customer service lead to the development of the Single Source Solution®, for exhibitors and show managers. As a result, his company has set new standards in the trade show industry for general service contracting. Ray’s innovation also led to the creation of The Expo Group Show Manager of the Year AwardsSM, honoring the outstanding show managers in the industry. His professional associations include IAEM, PCMA, SISO, ASAE and ESCA.
Randall Pekowski - Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of The Expo Group RANDALL PEKOWSKI – Is the Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of The Expo Group. Randy has been in the tradeshow industry for more than 10 years. He began his career at The Expo Group in operations before moving to customer service. He has since worked as a Sales Executive, Project Manager and Director of Information Services. He is the inventor of record for The Expo Group’s Automated Convention Processing System and Method (US Pats. 6,557,007 and 6,721,763), the business process that enables the company to deliver its renown Single Source®.
RANDALL PEKOWSKI
Vice President and Chief Operations Officer DOWNLOAD FULL BIO
Dutch Antonisse - Executive Vice President of The Expo Group DUTCH ANTONISSE - Is the Executive Vice President of The Expo Group. Dutch has over 30 years of industry experience. He started his career in 1963 with Freeman Decorating and became one of the first account executives in the newly created Freeman design and display company. Dutch formed his own display, installation and dismantle company which he later sold to Heritage Communications, a publically traded company, and held the position of president for 10 years. Dutch has been with The Expo Group since 1997.
DUTCH ANTONISSE
Executive Vice President DOWNLOAD FULL BIO
J. Michael Bates - Vice President of Finance for The Expo Group J. MICHAEL BATES – Is the Vice President of Finance for The Expo Group. Mike has 15 years experience in the financial services field, predominantly in the travel and convention services industries. Mike oversees finances, accounting, treasury and purchasing for the company. As a member of The Expo Group senior management team, he is involved in the strategic and financial planning for the company.
J. MICHAEL BATES
Vice President of Finance DOWNLOAD FULL BIO
Robert Cash - Vice President of Business Exchange for The Expo Group ROBERT CASH – Is Vice President of Business Exchange for The Expo Group. Bob has been with The Expo Group for more than 10 years, joining the company in a business development role before moving to the management and administrative work he now performs. Bob procures business for The Expo Group from other general contractors producing events in our local markets. He also has sales responsibilities and performs account executive functions. As a member of The Expo Group senior management team, Bob is involved in strategic planning for the company.
ROBERT CASH
Vice President of Business Exchange DOWNLOAD FULL BIO
Cindy Bertram - Director of Human Resources for The Expo Group CINDY BERTRAM – Is the Director of Human Resources for The Expo Group. Cindy is an HR generalist and is a designated Professional in Human Resources (PHR). Cindy is responsible for organizational development and planning, labor relations, payroll services, occupational health and safety and HR administration. As a member of The Expo Group senior management team, she provides HR and planning expertise.
CINDY BERTRAM
Director of Human Resources