Gonzalo Perez Constanzó, Managing Director of Kenes Latin America, has been elected President of the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO), effective as of February 19, 2012.
In the general assembly of IAPCO held in Paris on February 19, 2012, Gonzalo Perez Constanzó was elected as the New President of IAPCO. Gonzalo has been an active member of the IAPCO board for quite some time while his career also include stints as a Board member of ICCA representing PCOs, as Chairman of the ICCA’s Latin American Chapter and Secretary of the Welcome Argentina Foundation. An enthusiast of his profession, Gonzalo is a much sought after speaker at the IAPCO Annual Wolfsberg Seminar and on other industry teaching activities.
Gonzalo brings a wealth of congress organisation experience to his new role. A Buenos Aires native, Gonzalo began his professional career with Congresos Internacionales, where he worked for over a decade. Gonzalo then joined the World Bank in Washington, DC, where he was involved with the Annual Assembly (over 10,000 participants) as well as other World Bank-related meetings around the world. Next, Gonzalo joined Tilesa OPC in 2008, where he would go on to become Director of Operations of the newly formed Tilesa Kenes Spain (TKS). In 2011, Gonzalo was appointed Managing Director of Kenes Latin America and is currently responsible for the development of this rapidly growing Kenes Group subsidiary company.
As president of IAPCO and at the same time Managing Director of Kenes Latin America, Gonzalo will be travelling quite a bit and will thus be able to contribute substantially to the continued development of IAPCO and the congress organising industry worldwide – with a special focus onLatin America. When not taking trains, planes or automobiles, you’ll find Gonzalo residing at the main office of Kenes Latin America, located in Santiago de Chile.
Please view Gonzalo’s video message, where he outlines his aims and ambitions as incoming IAPCO President.
For further information about IAPCO: http://www.iapco.org/
For further information about Kenes Group: www.kenes.com
You can also refer any questions to Quirine Laman Trip, Group director BD at qlamantrip@kenes.com
