In case you missed the announcement elsewhere in the hospitality media, Ronnie Burt, Jr. joined the team as our new senior vice president of sales last week. With nearly 20 years in the hospitality and tourism industry, Ronnie began his career as a marketing executive at Caesars Hotel and Casino. He then joined the Baltimore Area Convention & Visitors Association in 1999 where he worked his way from director of national accounts to vice president of convention sales and services. For a period during 2006, Ronnie served as the interim president and CEO, where he managed a staff of more than 50 employees and a $9 million budget. 

"I am thrilled to be joining the ICVA and the Indianapolis community. As the Indianapolis product continues to grow and change, I look forward to working with our incredible sales team and industry partners to sell and market Indianapolis as a top-tier convention destination to meeting and event planners."

Ronnie has had a busy first few weeks - conducting one on one meetings with each of us here on the sales, services and housing staff, beginning to meet with the sales leaders in our hotel community, traveling to the PCMA conference in New Orleans to meet with clients, visiting our Washington DC sales office...he's been hopping!

We're looking forward to introducing him to you in person soon!