Montréal, July 28, 2008 – Tourisme Montréal is pleased to announce that Ms. Norma J. Taylor has been appointed Regional Manager, Meeting and Conventions Sales, for the regions covering Chicago and the Western United States. She joins Dionne Hulsey at the Montréal office in Chicago.

A graduate of Loyola University in Chicago and a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), Ms. Taylor possesses extensive experience within the meetings industry. For the past three years, she has worked as Regional Sales Manager, Midwest, for the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association in Chicago and as Midwest Regional Director of Sales for Visit Charlotte in North Carolina. Early in her career, Ms. Taylor also worked as the Regional Director of Sales (Chicago and New York) for Canadian Pacific Hotels & Resorts and as Convention Sales Director for Metropolitan Toronto. This new position with Tourisme Montréal renews the solid ties she forged with industry players in the Canadian market. 

Mr. Charles Lapointe, President and CEO of Tourisme Montréal, is delighted that Ms. Taylor will be joining the organization. “I speak on behalf of everyone at Tourisme Montréal when I say that we are thrilled that Norma has come on board. Her vast experience will be an asset to our Washington office as well as the entire organization, and we are confident that her long list of career successes will continue.”

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Source:
Pierre Bellerose
Vice President
Public Relations,
Product Research and Development
Tourisme Montréal
(514) 844-2404

Tourisme Montréal is responsible for providing leadership in the concerted efforts of hospitality and promotion in order to position the destination on leisure and business travel markets. It is also responsible for developing Montréal's tourism product in accordance with the ever-changing conditions of the market