Tampa Bay & Company
Tampa Bay & Company celebrated 26 years of serving as Hillsborough County’s official tourism marketing corporation at its Annual Meeting & Dinner, presented by LEGOLAND® Florida, yesterday at A La Carte Event Pavilion. Nearly 600 people attended the annual event, which included the induction of new officers and members of the organization’s Board of Directors.
The annual celebration was held to highlight the accomplishments of the organization over the past 26 years, as well as to generate awareness of the value of the visitor industry to the Tampa Bay area.
Attendees enjoyed an entertaining roast of president and CEO Paul Catoe, as he prepares to retire from Tampa Bay & Company. Special roast appearances included Jack Harris with Newsradio 970 WFLA, Rick Nafe with the Tampa Bay Rays, Thom Stork with The Florida Aquarium, Lou Plasencia with the Plasencia Group, Inc. Leonard Levy and more.
During the business portion of the celebration, it was announced that Ron Ciganek, senior vice president of USAmeriBank, would fill the role of chairman of Tampa Bay & Company’s Board of Directors for the coming year.
Jim Dean with Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will serve as Vice Chair, Derrick Morrow with the Hyatt Regency Tampa will serve as Secretary, and Pam Avery with the Wyndham Tampa Westshore Hotel will serve as treasurer.
Nominated to the 2011/2012 Board of Directors were:
- Jack Jones, Shrine International
- Kim Isemann, LEGOLAND® Florida
- Ray Matthews, State Farm Insurance
- Richard Gonzmart, Columbia Restaurant
- Joe Varner, Holland & Knight
- Greg Riehle, Saddlebrook Resort
- Bill Gieseking, Pepin Distributing
- James Hamilton, The Capital Grille
- Doug Hoppe, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
- James Ransom, Hillsborough County
- Mark House, The Beck Group
- Bob Passwaters, Provident Advertising
- Al Najjar, Glazer Children’s Museum
About Tampa Bay & Company: Tampa Bay & Company is an independent, non-profit membership organization created to attract and serve visitors to Tampa Bay in an effort to create “Economic Development Through Tourism.” Tampa Bay & Company is funded, in part, by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners/Tourist Development Council.
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SOURCE: Tampa Bay & Company
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