MCI
Group, the Geneva-based association management specialist and congress organiser, has acquired Dallas-based event management company Wyndham Jade - and
it won’t be their last US takeover.
“MCI has closely monitored Wyndham Jade’s evolution as part
of our larger dream around MCI’s growth and market strength in the United
States,” said CEO Sébastien Tondeur.
“With this element of the dream now fulfilled, I’m excited
to announce MCI’s intention to further accelerate its buy/build plans in the United
States in the near term.”
Wyndham Jade offers convention housing and registration,
site selection, meeting management, incentive programmes and business travel
management, serving both associations and corporations.
It will now operate as Wyndham Jade, an MCI Group company
and become the newest part of MCI USA. Headquartered just outside Dallas, Texas
in the city of Plano, it has offices in Arizona, Iowa, Georgia and Illinois,
and brings 120 new staff members to MCI USA.
“Wyndham Jade is a proven innovator in event technology and
logistical execution,” said MCI USA CEO Tom Gibson. “Together with MCI’s other
recent acquisitions, the synergistic addition of Wyndham Jade enables MCI to
serve associations and corporations with an impactful array of strategic and
tactical solutions along the entire events value chain.”
Shawn Pierce, President, Strategic Event Management, at MCI, will take the reins at Wyndham Jade.
Wyndham Jade founder, Sue Trizila, added: “MCI is a tailor-made platform for Wyndham
Jade to further expand its value and service array to its clients. Our team is
thrilled to become a part of MCI’s global story of innovation, growth and
success.”
She takes up a long-term executive advisory role within MCI
USA.
