Experient Adds Steve Schell to Strategic Sales Team

TWINSBURG, Ohio - Aug. 15, 2013 - PRLog -- Twinsburg, OH – Experient, a Maritz Travel Company, the source for integrated meeting and event solutions, is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Steve Schell, who joins the company as Strategic Sales Executive on the association and government sales team.

Schell joins Experient as part of an aggressive market-focused growth strategy. In his role, he will focus his sales efforts on the sports-based market exclusively—sports conventions/meetings, athletic competitions and other sporting events attracting participants and their audiences—identifying those specific needs and evaluating new opportunity and formulations on how Experient can fill those needs.

“With a proven track record in clientele development, Steve is poised to take us successfully into the sports market,” said Barb Herod, CMP, Experient Vice President, Association Sales. “He has the knowledge and energy to make a positive impact in this position, and we look forward to cultivating new business relationships.”

Schell brings more than 25 years’ experience in sales management to Experient, having come from the San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau as Vice President of Sales and Services and, most recently, the San Diego Sports Commission as Vice President of Sales. He is based in San Diego.

About Experient

Experient, a Maritz Travel Company, leads the event management industry as one of the best-known and most respected brands in the world. Its core offerings include event intelligence, attendance building, technological innovation, experiential enhancement, risk management & security, and revenue generation & cost savings for association, tradeshow and government clients. Experient employs professionals dedicated to fulfilling its vision of transforming business and people through the event experience by delivering leading-edge solutions in registration, housing, event planning and management, site sourcing, contract negotiation, lead retrieval and data management services for meetings, conventions and exhibitions around the world. Visit http://www.experient-inc.com for more information. Media kit and staff portraits may be found at http://www.experient-inc.com/press.