A few short weeks ago a heinous crime committed at EIBTM 2010 rocked the Meetings and Events industry to its core.
While networking at the Barcelona event with his colleagues and industry friends, one of Ovation Bear’s beloved cubs was kidnapped from the busy Ovation Global DMC stand.
A full scale, international investigation was immediately launched by OB’s cousin, Poirot Bear.
Yesterday Poirot Bear arrested, with mixed emotion, Thomas Stecher at his Barcelona home.
The arrest of Stecher, who ‘bears’ a remarkable resemblance to TV crime anti-hero Dexter, represents what was effectively an inside job amongst the tightly knit Ovation Global community.
A widely respected member of the Ovation Spain sales team, Stecher had actively contributed to the investigation process in recent weeks.
Speaking from Switzerland alongside his 2010 Huggability Award winner Barbra Albrecht, Ovation Bear acknowledged “the huge support given to Poirot Bear from all his industry colleagues, especially those who contributed via the Investigation Centre”.
A statement released by Stecher expressed no remorse; “I did it for the love of a good woman, I needed to increase my Huggability factor”, he said.
Ovation Bears are renowned the world over for their charm and Huggability factor. Ovation’s EIBTM staff had even reported numerous Ovation Bear theft attempts at the show.
A detailed review of the sorry episode has been published by the Kidnapped Cubs Investigation Centre.
If you would like to welcome home the Ovation Bear cub or leave a message for Thomas Stecher, please do so via Ovation Bears Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter platforms or add a comment below.
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