PHOENIX — Steve Moster in November was named president the GES business unit for Viad Corp

Paul Dykstra, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Viad, had been filling in on an interim basis by following the retirement of John Jastrem earlier this year.

Moster first joined GES in 2004 as vice president of exhibit furnishings and was promoted to executive vice president of products and services, where he led double-digit revenue growth from nonexclusive (or “discretionary”) exhibitor products and services such as furnishings and exhibits, installation and dismantling, and logistics. In 2008, Steve was promoted to executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer at GES. Steve has been an advocate of superior customer service through the GES National ServicenterÒ and developed creative solutions for clients leading to new sales wins. Prior to joining GES, Steve was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company where he worked with a broad set of clients to create and implement growth strategies and implement Lean manufacturing processes.

“After an exhaustive search for the right leader, we are very happy to welcome Steve back to the GES organization to serve as its president,” stated Dykstra. “Steve is a strong leader with a tremendous amount of highly relevant experience and first-hand knowledge of our business, our clients and the exhibition and events industry. He embraces our core values and I look forward to working with him and the entire GES team to capture the maximum benefit from our integrated capabilities and global scale.”

“I’m excited and honored to lead the GES team,” said Moster. “The strength of our combined, global network is unmatched in the industry. I look forward to working with the team as we continue to leverage our creative, tactical and strategic talent to drive top-line growth, productivity improvements and service enhancements.”

Moster received his bachelor of engineering from Vanderbilt University and his master of business administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Moster will be located in Las Vegas, GES’ corporate headquarters.

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