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Theron Burraway - CEO of Marcus Evans

The CEO of marcus evans, Theron Burraway, has been working in corporate hospitality for nearly twenty years. Theron started his marcus evans career in 1990 when he served as sales manager for the company’s UK office. The expansion of the North America offices was an initiative spearheaded by Mr. Burraway. Additional information on Theron Burraway can be found by exploring his social profiles and his curriculum vitae.

Theron Burraway on the Web

• Theron Burraway Blog
• Theron Burraway on Naymz
• Theron Burraway on Marcus Evans Homepage
• Theron Burraway on the marcus evans Blog
• Theron Burraway on THG Homepage
• Theron Burraway on THG blog
• Theron Burraway on LinkedIn
• Theron Burraway on Jigsaw
• Theron Burraway on AboutUs
• Theron Burraway on Wordpress
• Watch Theron Burraway's videos on You Tube
• View Theron Burraway's photos on Flickr
• Theron Burraway on Spoke
• Theron Burraway on Yahoo Answers
• Follow Theron Burraway on Twitter
• Check out Theron Burraway's bookmarks on delicious
• Theron Burraway on Myspace
• Theron Burraway on NING
• Theron Burraway on Facebook

Theron Burraway CV

Education

• 1982 - 87 - Reeds School, Cobham, Surrey
  • ‘O’ levels in English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Advanced Mathematics, French, History, Geography, Social Sciences, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Economics
  • ‘A’ level in Mathematics, Biology, Business Studies/Economics

Employment Details

• Aug 89 – June 90 - Trainee Manager - Keith Prowse Hospitality Ltd Covered all aspects of the hospitality industry and became an integral part of the coordination of sales and operations within the corporate entertainment division. Marketed and promoted over 25 events, including the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, The British Open Golf, Royal Ascot and corporate executive motivation programs.
  • Responsibilities included generating new accounts and maintaining existing ones such as Morgan Grenfell, Cadburys Schweppes, Smith Corona, Barclays Bank and Reuters. Developed and marketed different incentive and motivational programs directed at company executives.

• June 90 – June 92 - Sales Manager UK - The Hospitality Group Ltd (part of the marcus evans Group)
  • Head hunted by The Hospitality Group as sales manager for all London-based cultural events including The English Festival of Opera & Ballet (Maya Plisetskaya, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet) and The Royal Festival at the Royal Festival Hall (Montserrat Caballe & Jose Collado with the Royal Philharmonic Opera orchestra).
  • Responsibilities included:
  • Hiring the venues and performers
  • Selling sponsorship at events
  • Designing marketing programs for tickets to both corporate clients and the general public
  • Assisting with the management of the events* July 92 – Aug 93 - Director of International Corporate Development – The Hospitality Group
  • Setting up operating systems in United States, South America, Far East offices
  • Recruiting over National Accounts representatives and managers and implementing European client relations system into new territories
  • Training sales staff in all aspects of the business
  • Setting up specialized presentation techniques
  • Liaising with Opera houses, orchestras and event coordinators in both the US, Canada and Far East to develop new cultural events
• Aug 93 – Dec 2001 - GM – Asia Pacific – International Communications for Management Group (part of the marcus evans Group)
  • Responsible for opening and managing a new office in Sydney, Australia and later staffing and overseeing offices in Auckland, New Zealand and Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Responsibility for ensuring that all operations build and maintain sales and profit in line with objectives and criteria set at Group level.
  • Oversee introduction of enhancements and improvements of operating systems and employee training programs linked throughout the region for new and existing staff.
  • Overseeing new office operations in order to generate revenue comparable to other global offices.
  • During this period I was also CEO of international projects, which included opening new offices in Hong Kong, Bermuda, Barbados etc. This also included developing worldwide sales training and procedure guidelines and rolling out their implementation across all global offices.
• Feb 97 – Dec 2001 - General Manager- The Hospitality Group Inc. (Part of marcus evans, Inc.)
  • Responsible for opening and managing a new office network of THG sales offices across the United States.
  • Directed the implementation of the Group’s global strategy.
  • Establishing and overseeing the management of up to 11 offices across the USA, employing over 450 staff.
  • Responsibility for ensuring that all operations build and maintain sales and profit in line with objectives and criteria set at Group level.
  • Oversee introduction of enhancements and improvements of operating systems and employee training programmes linked throughout the region for new and existing staff.
  • Overseeing new office operations in order to generate revenue comparable to other global offices.
• Jan 2002 – Current - CEO – marcus evans Inc.
  • Reporting directly to the Chairman. Current responsibilities include overseeing all operations in the US.
  • Responsible for opening and managing a new office network across the United States. Direct the US implementation of the Group’s global strategy.
  • Establishing and overseeing the management of up to 11 offices across the USA, employing over 565 staff.
  • Responsibility for ensuring that all operations build and maintain sales and profit in line with objectives and criteria set at Group level.
  • Oversee introduction of enhancements and improvements of operating systems and employee training programs linked throughout the region for new and existing staff.
  • Overseeing new office operations in order to generate revenue comparable to other global offices.
  • Overseeing the introduction new products into the North American market including the launching of our television division which will be producing and distributing programs across North America.
  • Developing new markets and establishing new offices in North America.
  • Seeking, managing and developing new and existing business opportunities that create value and new clients to the Group.
  • During this time up until Dec 2007 I was also managing Barbados and Bermuda offices. This role ceased at the end of Dec 2007.
  • Directing and supporting management teams as new offices and opportunities are developed and provide clear focus and winning attitude.

THG

THG is the leader in corporate hospitality and sports marketing. Use this WetPaint page to discover the leadership team at THG, finding jobs at THG, and explore other Web sites operated by THG.

THG is the division of marcus evans that specializes in teaming corporate hospitality with premier international sporting events. smg is the largest business of its type in the world, having organized hospitality functions at such distinguished events as the US Grand Prix, World Cup Soccer, Masters, US Open and the Final Four. All aspects of the service are controlled by marcus evans and as such, can promise a level of service second to none.

THG on the Web

You can discover additional information about THG by visiting the official blog as well as these additional sites.

• THG Blog
• marcus evans blog
• Youtube - THG
• THG on Flickr
• Join THG's Yahoo Group
• THG on Squidoo
• THG on Facebook
• THG on Ning
• THG on Yahoo Answers
• Follow THG on Twitter
• THG Jobs on Weebly
• THG wiki on Wetpaint
• THG wiki on Wikispaces
• THG wiki on Wikidot
• Find THG links on Delicious
• THG on HubPages
• THG Facts on Synthasite
• THG Events & News
• THG News, Community and Events
• THG on Sampa
• THG on Jimdo
• THG Careers
• THG on GeoCities
• THG on Wix
• THG on Zimbio
• THG on MySpace
• THG on MyBlogLog
• THG Wiki on MyWikiBiz

THG Leadership

Jon Stromberg

Jon Stromberg is the CEO of North America for THG. Jon became CEO in October 2008. He attended DePauw University where he received a Bachelor’s degree in economics and communications and was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity.

Jon Stromberg on the Web

• Jon Stromberg Blog
• Jon Stromberg on Naymz
• Jon Stromberg on Linked In
• Jon Stromberg on THG Homepage
• Jon Stromberg on the THG Blog
• Jon Stromberg on Marcus Evans blog
• Jon Stromberg on Marcus Evans Homepage
• Jon Stromberg on Jigsaw
• Naymz for Jon Stromberg
• Jon Stromberg on Facebook
• Jon Stromberg on AboutUs.org
• Jon Stromberg on Wordpress
• Watch Jon Stromberg's videos on You Tube
• View Jon Stromberg's photos on Flickr
• Jon Stromberg on Spoke
• Jon Stromberg on Yahoo Answers
• Follow Jon Stromberg on Twitter
• Check out Jon Stromberg's bookmarks on delicious
• Jon Stromberg on Myspace
• Jon Stromberg on Ning

Jon Stromberg Resume (CV)

Education

• Degree DePauw University - Greencastle, IN
  • Bachelor’s Degree, 1985 - 1989

Employment History

• 1991, Senior Account Executive Chicago, THG
• 1991 - 1993, Sales Manager Chicago, THG
• 1993 - 1997, Sales Director Chicago, THG/ICM
• 1998 - 2003, Senior Director NAM Headquarters, THG/SMG/ICM
• 2004 - 2008, GM North America, THG (a marcus evans Company)
• 2008 - Present, CEO North America, THG (a marcus evans Company)

Paul Meakins

Paul Meakins is currently the General Manager at THG’s Chicago office. He joined marcus evans in 2002 and has managed THG’s offices in Atlanta, Los Angeles and Cleveland. His work in Atlanta led to a turnaround in the office’s performance, helping it become THG’s second-highest producing location in the United States. In his current role, Paul works with THG North America CEO Jon Stromberg on the hiring, training and performance management of THG team members. Prior to THG, Paul worked as an advertising sales executive for The Financial Times in London, England.

Paul Meakins on the Web

• Paul Meakins Blog
• Paul Meakins on THG Homepage
• Paul Meakins on the THG Blog
• Paul Meakins on Marcus Evans Homepage
• Paul Meakins on Marcus Evans blog
• Paul Meakins on Naymz
• Paul Meakins on LinkedIn
• Paul Meakins on Facebook
• Paul Meakins on Jigsaw
• Paul Meakins on AboutUs.org
• Paul Meakins on Wordpress
• Watch Paul Meakins' videos on You Tube
• View Paul Meakins' photos on Flickr
• Paul Meakins on Spoke
• Paul Meakins on Yahoo Answers
• Follow Paul Meakins on Twitter
• Check out Paul Meakins' bookmarks on delicious
• Paul Meakins on Myspace
• Paul Meakins on NING

Paul Meakins CV / Resume

Education

• Kingston Univeristy, Kingston - Upon - Thames, England
  • BSC Sociology - Graduated 1996

Employment History

• 1996 - 1998, Advertising Sales Executive, The Financial Times
• 1998 - 2000, Senior Advertising sales Executive, the Scotsman Group
• 2000 - 2002, International Account Executive, The Powers Tuner Group / Publicitas
  • Representative of British Tourist Authority
  • Worked in Japan, Dubai, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and the United States
• 2002 - 2005, Sales Executive to National Sales Manager, THG Worldwide (marcus evans)
• 2005 - 2007, General Manager - Atlanta Office, THG Worldwide (marcus evans)
• 2007 - Present, General Manager - North America, THG Worldwdide (marcus evans)