Alvaro Maestro de Leon has been recently appointed as the new Congress Planning Director of the Spanish OPC MSB Events. In his new post, he will be responsible for strengthening the company’s trade show and congress division.
With a diploma in Tourist Companies and Activities, Maestro de Leon has 15 years of experience in the tourist industry, occupying a number of different posts. He started his career in hospitality in 1984, working for several hotel chains. Then from 1988-May 2005, he occupied several posts as trade delegate in the corporative division of Viajes El Corte Ingles. From 1990-2001, his task was to strengthen the company’s inbound MICE division, until his appointment as Corporate Account Manager in 2005, whose responsibilities included negotiating large accounts, managing implants and out-plants and co-ordinating the Spanish management team at the Viajes El Ingles’ headquarters. From May 2005-April 2008, he occupied the post of Business Management and Marketing Director of the Occidental Miguel Angel Hotel in Madrid.
About MSB Events
MSB Events is Spain’s leading MICE service provider. A product of the merger of the Madrid company Massa and the Catalonia-based Barzano, which took place in April 2007, the company has an annual turnover of 30 million euros. MSB Events offers its clients a different approach to trade fairs, events, congresses, presentations and exhibitions, providing them with a full service package from planning and consulting to measuring results. The company has 250 employees, branches in eight Spanish and Portuguese cities, and is present at 200 Spanish trade fairs and 25 international ones each year.
