January 30, 2007
Experient Hires Vice President of Government Markets
Twinsburg, OH – Experient, the source for integrated meeting and event solutions, has hired Chip Smith to lead its government business focused sales team. Smith is responsible for presenting the company’s integrated meeting and event services directly to federal government agencies along with developing partnerships with federal contractors.
“Chip is a very experienced individual and will certainly help us reach out to and better serve more customers in the federal government event market segment,” said Bill Reed, Experient senior vice president, strategic sales.
Smith has occupied several high-level sales positions with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts over the last decade. Since 2003 he was director of government accounts for Hyatt worldwide sales and was based in Washington DC. Smith was responsible for annual increases in revenue and was involved in training hotel managers on government procurement procedures. As a result of Smith’s efforts, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts earned the Sam Gilmer Partnership Award from the Society of Government Meeting Professionals in 2006. He continues to be an active member in SGMP through the National Capital chapter. Previously Smith was a sales executive with United Airlines. His additional experience includes training in sales strategies and sales negotiations.
Experient is the source for integrated meeting and event solutions. With a vision to perfect the event experience and a mission to help bring people together to drive business, we have joined together the three leading event services companies (Conferon, ExpoExchange and ITS) into one centrally managed resource for full-service, customized registration, housing, event management and lead retrieval services. This year Experient will create memorable experiences at more than 2,800 events attended by 3.2 million people who will occupy and will drive purchasing of more than 4.2 million hotel room nights.
A photo of Smith is available at http://www.experient-inc.com/press/
