Ori Lahav, vice president, clients and operations, Kenes Group has been elected president of the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) during the organisation’s Annual General Assembly (AGM) in Vancouver.
He takes over from outgoing president Mathias Posch for a two-year term.
Lahav will focus on launching a new online learning platform and widen the association’s reach in Latin America and Asia-Pacific during his tenure.
Elections held during the AGM also saw the appointment of Alejandro Tabche, CEO of Business Travel Consulting as a new member to the council.
Re-elected members include Barbara Calderwood, director institutional, MCI UK; Monica Freire, head of congress department, AIM Group International; Keith Burton, managing director, African Agenda, and Sarah Markey-Hamm, CEO, ICMS.
