February 28, 2022 (Shelton, CT)  - Clarion Events North America continues to focus on product diversification, connections programs, and innovation and has now created its first-ever chief marketing officer to further support all customer centricity initiatives. The company is elevating EVP Liz Irving to this newly-created position.

Irving has been with Clarion Events since 2016, overseeing event and media marketing, strategy and insights, audience acquisition, digital products, data and analytics. With this new role, she will focus on further driving customer initiatives, product innovation, and technology enablement, with the end goal that Clarion North America is providing best-in-class events and products for current and future customers.

“Liz has been an instrumental leader for me personally and for our teams and always looks to opportunities to grow our capabilities by focusing on unlocking customer insights, defining processes, and aligning our teams for collaboration said Greg Topalian, CEO Clarion North America "Her approach to leadership and her ability to truly understand the customer has been a key driver for our strategy. She has an incredible ability to take insights and to turn them into actionable and practical programs that benefit our customers."

Clarion's focus on connections has been on their recent partnerships with Quartz Events and Consero, which have delivered thousands of business meetings through their bespoke platforms. These new partnerships, along with Clarion's continued focus on digital products - Fire Engineering's/FDIC's Fire Academy Learning Management Platform and the DISTRIBUTECH+ Network and POWERGEN+ Network Community Platforms and opening new doors of opportunity for their customers and a strong business foundation fueled by innovation.

Topalian further commented, "It's an exciting time for Clarion with returning to live plus our focus on ongoing product diversification and innovation. I know all of these areas together, along with our leadership support, will unlock more areas of opportunity for our customers in North America."

About Clarion Events:
Clarion Events operates over 180 events in 50 countries from 15 offices in the UK, the US, South Africa, Brazil, Germany, Singapore, UAE, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and the Netherlands. Clarion can trace its roots back to 1947 and takes great pride in being one of the oldest independent event organizers in the UK.  More recently the firm has developed an international portfolio of brands and now has interests in a number of global vertical industries including energy, security and defense, electronics, technology, fashion, retail, gaming and marketing. The teams at Clarion create uniquely effective and stimulating environments that can serve as a platform to build businesses, enhance customer relationships and accelerate product awareness. us.clarionevents.com.​​​

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Amanda Gochee, Clarion Events
203.274.9218 | Amanda.Gochee@clarionevents.com