Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre has appointed Monica Rizzi to a newly created general manager of operations role, while operator VCET — which also runs the just-opened Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Events Centre — has enlarged its business development team across both venues with several hires, including new head of business development Sandra Lady.
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