Oct 15, 2013

Emerald Expositions & ASD Las Vegas Organizational Announcement

Emerald Expositions, formerly Nielsen Expositions, the producer of ASD Las Vegas, the nation’s largest wholesale merchandise trade show, announced today additions to their senior management team. Karalynn Sprouse, SVP of the Merchandise Group at Emerald Expositions said of the new hires, “ASD Las Vegas has a great leading position in the market and our new acquisitions will help propel our growth exponentially over the next few years. We are looking forward to expanding our reach in the international arena and above all, providing our customers with a level of consultative sales service unparalleled by any other trade show company.”

Emerald welcomes the following team members to their organization:

David Bertlesen – SHOW DIRECTOR, VALUE & VARIETY SEGMENT (ASD)

David joins Emerald Expositions after 3 years at both Advanstar and ENK International, where he most recently was the Sales Director for the WSA Footwear brand. David’s family also has a history in the convenience store retail industry where David was the Sales and Operations Director. David is a graduate of Washington State University in Business Administration.

David Pennes – SENIOR CONSULTANT, SOURCE DIRECT (ASD)

David has over 20 years of international business development experience throughout Asia, Central Asia, South America and Europe and has worked with many trade expositions and conferences including Advanstar, Market Center Management as well as strong retail and sourcing background as a buyer and store manager for Macy’s in New York City. David also did a 4 year China residence for Komix / Hong Kong Holdings. David has a BS in Business Administration from Bryant University.

Tomel Lora – SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, STYLE & BEAUTY SEGMENT (ASD)

Tomel joins Emerald Expositions from Advanstar Communications, where she held the position of Account Executive for the WWDMAGIC Women’s Ready to Wear event. She has also worked as a buyer for Bell Microproducts and holds a BS in Marketing from San Diego State University and an AA in Merchandise Marketing from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandise.

Renee Knight – SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, GIFT & TOY SEGMENT (ASD)

Renee has developed a 13 year dynamic sales and management career as major and national sales manager and sales executive with national daily newspaper publications throughout the Southern California region, in charge of such national accounts as Best Buy, JC Penney, CVS, Harbor Freight, Home Depot, Petco, Sears, Target, Walgreens among others. Renee holds both an MBA and undergraduate degree from Pepperdine University.

Nadine Buccieri – SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, STYLE & BEAUTY SEGMENT (ASD)

Nadine has a successful sales track record in the b to b sector with 10 years at Canon/UBM’s publishing division and a total over 12 years of sales management experience in both the print and trade show industries. Nadine holds a BA in Communications from the University of Southern California.

About Emerald Expositions

Emerald Expositions, formerly Nielsen Expositions, is a leading owner and operator of business-to-business tradeshows in the United States connecting hundreds of thousands of buyers and sellers across nine diversified end markets. Emerald Expositions’ flagship show, ASD Las Vegas, is the largest general merchandise show in the country and caters to over 60,000 buyers annually, featuring 2,800 vendors. The show stages twice a year, in March and August, and attracts buyers from 50 states and 88 countries.