Patel to Lead Hotel Operations Events and the Growth of the Portfolio

NEW YORK, June 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex today announces that hospitality and event leader Akshar Patel has joined as Senior Director of Events & Strategy, Hotel Operations. In this newly created position, Patel will be responsible for Questex’s hotel operation events – Hotel ROI and the Hotec portfolio of hosted buyer meetings – and growth of the portfolio through acquisition, partnerships and organic initiatives.

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With nearly 20 years of experience in leadership, event strategy and business operations, Patel joins Questex with a proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale live and virtual events and trade shows. Most recently, Patel was Vice President of Conventions and Events and a member of the Executive Leadership Team with the Asian American Hotel Operators Association (AAHOA), where he managed the world’s largest hospitality convention and trade show, a portfolio of 150+ hospitality events, as well as virtual/hybrid events.

Earlier in his career, Patel managed events for large associations and agencies, as well as InterContinental the Willard Hotel Washington, D.C. and was also an Advisory Board Member for Shepard Exposition Services. Patel is currently an Advisory Board Member for the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, Visit Dallas Customer Advisory Board, Philadelphia CVB Advisory Board and the Events Industry Council APEX Commission.

Patel will report to Amy Vaxman, Vice President/Market Leader for the Hotel Operations market. Vaxman said, “Akshar’s reputation for creative and innovative thinking will be a tremendous asset to our portfolio of events. From his event expertise to his industry connections, we look forward to Akshar driving growth for the Questex portfolio. We welcome Akshar to our team.”

Patel added, “I’m excited to join Questex, which in the hospitality space, has proven to be a successful organization in bringing together hospitality executives and decision makers – advancing innovation, trends, idea-sharing and profitability throughout the world. I look forward to joining a great team of passionate professionals and taking our events strategy and offerings to new heights.”

Reach Patel at apatel@questex.com.

About QUESTEX
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here. 

Media Contact
Amy Vaxman
Vice President/Market Leader
Hotel Operations market
avaxman@questex.com        

NEW YORK, June 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex Wellness today announces Elizabeth Fantetti has joined as Partnerships & Events Director. With a wealth of knowledge in the beauty and spa industry, Fantetti will lead the events strategy and expand Questex’s beauty and spa event portfolio including the International Beauty Show (IBS), the International Esthetics, Cosmetics & Spa Conference (IECSC), and Spatec by developing partnerships across the industry and creating new solutions and opportunities to better serve beauty and spa audiences.

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“Elizabeth comes to Questex with a wealth of industry knowledge and relationships that will propel our business to another level,” said Jill Birkett, Vice President, Questex Wellness Group. “We are excited for her to join our team to bring these relationships into our Wellness portfolio as the industry continues to recover from the pandemic and we move forward with our events.”

Fantetti was the Director of Member Engagement for Professional Beauty Association (PBA) for nearly 15 years where she created relationships with manufacturers, distributors, salon/spa owners, licensed professionals, school owners, students and suppliers. Fantetti managed the sales efforts for multiple membership groups, curated a portfolio of multi-channel marketing resources to help members elevate and grow both their careers and their brands, created a Partner Program that exceeded financial goals within its initial launch year and managed the company’s largest data conversion initiative. In addition, Fantetti enhanced PBA’s membership recruitment efforts and dramatically increased member retention rates.

“Questex’s tradeshows and hosted buyer events have terrific reputations in the industry and I am excited to be a part of this team. I look forward to bringing my industry knowledge and commitment to providing memorable customer experiences to building new relationships for IBS, IECSC and Spatec,” added Fantetti.

Reach Fantetti at efantetti@questex.com.

Upcoming Events
Networking and educational opportunities for spa, beauty and wellness professionals will take place throughout 2022 and 2023:

Spatec North America, June 5-8, 2022 at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, AZ. Visit www.spatecna.com for more information.

IBS and IECSC Las Vegas, June 25-27, 2022 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. Visit https://www.iecsclasvegas.com and www.ibslasvegas.com for more information.

Spatec Europe, September 20-23, 2022 at the Anantara Vilamoura Algarve Resort in Quarteira, Portugal. Visit www.spateceu.com for more information.

IECSC Florida, October 9-10, 2022 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in Palm Beach, Florida. Visit iecscflorida.com for more information

IBS and IECSC New York, March 5-7, 2023 at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. Visit iecscnewyork.com and ibsnewyork.com for more information.

About QUESTEX
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here. 

Media Contact
Jennifer Rosen
Group Marketing Director
Questex Wellness
E: jrosen@questex.com