Ori Lahav assumes the position of CEO at Kenes Group, having first joined the company in 2013 and moving on to lead client accounts & operations. Photo Credit: Kenes Group
Kenes Group, the Geneva-based professional congress organiser (PCO), has appointed Ori Lahav as CEO.
Lahav succeeds Dan Rivlin, who became CEO in 1999, following in the
footsteps of his father Gideon Rivlin who founded the company in Tel
Aviv, Israel in 1965.
Rivlin takes on the role of executive chair and chief vision officer (EC & CVO).
Kenes Group employs 350 people worldwide and is one of the largest
PCOs in the meetings industry, catering mainly, although not
exclusively, for medical and scientific associations. The company has
more than 100 clients.
Lahav first joined the marketing team of Kenes in 2013. Four years
later, he moved sideways to lead the client accounts & operations
team.
In 2020, Lahav became president of IAPCO, the international
association of professional congress organisers – leading the
organisation through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rivlin
said: “Ori is a natural fit for the CEO position. I expect him to bring
his character and personality to this new and demanding role. Both Ori
and I see eye to eye on the most underlining issues and we plan to
continue to grow the company in the same spirit.”
Lahav said: “I am honoured to count on this trust and recognition
from Dan and the rest of the global team. It is an exciting time to be
in our industry and I plan to make the most of it for Kenes Group.”
Source: Association Meetings International