Elite Meetings International Announces Carol M. Lynch as Director of Planner
Communications
Seasoned Sales and Planner Relations Executive to Expand Program of Meeting Planner
Outreach, as EMI Brings SpeedRFP, Other Innovations into 2010
Santa Barbara, CA (Vocus) January 11, 2010 -- Elite Meetings International (EMI) appointed Carol M. Lynch as
Director of Planner Communications, as a new year kicks off in which innovations such as SpeedRFP will change
the way meeting planners and hotels do business. Lynch is a former Vice President of Global Sales at Starwood
Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and brings 30 years in the segment, including executive positions with Stouffer
Hotels & Resorts and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. Lynch will operate out of the New York City area and
can be reached at 646-245-8879 or clynch(at)EliteMeetings(dot)com.
“We are delighted that Carol, a talented and proven industry executive, is joining us as we kick off 2010,” said
Kelly Foy, EMI’s Chief Executive Officer. He added, “2009 was a year of tremendous achievement for Elite
Meetings, and we look forward to Carol’s leadership and participation as we begin a year that promises even
bigger accomplishments.”
2009 was EMI’s most exciting year to date, and 2010 promises to be even better. In addition to two highly
successful Elite Meetings Alliance (EMA) events, in 2009 Elite Meetings doubled the size of its Advisory Board;
quadrupled its unique visitors per month to nearly 20,000 at www.EliteMeetings.com; cemented a technology
partnership with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT). They also announced two innovative
new technologies: FaceTime™, EMI’s proprietary appointment scheduling system, and SpeedRFP™, the only
online Request For Proposal (RFP) tool that is completely portable, enabling planners to take meeting, event, and
incentive RFPs anywhere on the web, and submit an RFP on any SpeedRFP-enabled site, with as few as 3 clicks.
Both of these innovative technologies will be demonstrated, and actively