New Captain for the QEIICC

The government in Westminster, London, has appointed Mark Taylor as the new chief executive at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. He will officially begin the new position April 4. Taylor brings more than 30 years of experience to the QEIICC. He has served as assistant director of Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau, Marketing manager of the Wembley Convention and Exhibition Centre (and subsequently of Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena), and director of Sales and Marketing for Wembley International. Taylor also held the chief executive position at Wales Millenium Centre from 2010-2012. Most recently, he worked as an associate at Why Not Consulting, and currently serves as a nonexecutive director of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Taylor will succeed Ernest Vincent, who served as chief executive at the QEIICC for 10 years.