MPI announced its 2008-2009 Board of Directors, MPI Volunteer Chairs, MPI Foundation Board of Trustees, and MPI Foundation Canada Board of Trustees for the fiscal year starting July 1.
Larry Luteran, vice president - group sales and industry relations for Hilton Hotels Corp., will assume the role of 2008-2009 chair of the MPI Board of Directors. Rita Plaskett, CMP, CMM, president of ASSET, will lead the 2008-2009 MPI Foundation Board of Trustees.
Luteran served as a member of the MPI Board of Directors from 2002-2005. He began service on the MPI executive committee in 2005, and before taking his current position with Hilton in 2000, served as a regional vice president of sales and marketing.
In a statement accompanying the announcement, Bruce MacMillan, MPI president and CEO, said: "On behalf of the MPI global community, I am excited to welcome this new volunteer leadership team. In 2007-2008 our volunteer leaders began the activation of MPI's new vision of building a rich global meeting industry community. This year's leaders are poised to move forward each facet of this dynamic evolution."
