Félix Martínez Touriño, New Managing Director Of The CCIB

Félix Martínez Touriño, New Managing Director Of The CCIB The new head of the Centre Barcelona International Convention Centre has an extensive experience in the hotel industry.
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Leipzig Wins Bid For Meetings Industry’s World Congress This congress is special: once per year the ICCA World Congress brings the whole meetings industry of all continents together. Leipzig Wins Bid For Meetings Industry’s World Congress This congress is special: once per year the ICCA World Congress brings the whole meetings industry of all continents together. Leipzig Wins Bid For Meetings Industry’s World Congress This congress is special: once per year the ICCA World Congress brings the whole meetings industry of all continents together. Leipzig Wins Bid For Meetings Industry’s World Congress This congress is special: once per year the ICCA World Congress brings the whole meetings industry of all continents together. Toronto To Host 16.000 Top Clinicians And Reasearchers Metro Toronto Convention Centre To Host More Than 16,000 Top International Thoracic Clinicians And Researchers From Around The World. Toronto To Host 16.000 Top Clinicians And Reasearchers Metro Toronto Convention Centre To Host More Than 16,000 Top International Thoracic Clinicians And Researchers From Around The World. Toronto To Host 16.000 Top Clinicians And Reasearchers Metro Toronto Convention Centre To Host More Than 16,000 Top International Thoracic Clinicians And Researchers From Around The World.	Félix Martínez has been named the new Managing Director of GL Events CCIB SL, the management company for the Barcelona International Convention Centre (CCIB). Martínez is taking over from Jesús Álvarez Gallego, who will be moving on to new professional challenges after four years running the Barcelona complex. The new managing director of the CCIB is 36 years old and is an Adviser in Tourist Business and Activities with a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Madrid Chamber of Commerce. Martínez’s entire career to date has been within the hotel industry and he has held positions of responsibility in a number of international establishments owned by companies such as Disney and Barceló. Outstanding among these are the Hotel Barceló La Bobadilla (Granada), the tourism complex Barceló Bávaro Beach Resort (Dominican Republic) and the Hotel Barceló Reina Cumayasa (Dominican Republic). In recent years, he has been employed by the AC Hotel chain as the Director of some of its establishments in Spain, including the hotel AC Front Marítim or the AC Barcelona, both located in the Catalan capital.
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