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September 12, 2024

Seattle Convention Center

Seattle Convention Center's Board of Directors appointed Jennifer LeMaster as its new president & CEO, effective Sept. 16. She will be the center's first female CEO, replacing Jeff Blosser, who retired earlier this year. The unanimous selection follows a thorough CEO search process conducted by the board through the efforts of its Search Committee. LeMaster's 26-year career started in college sports at the University of Kentucky Athletics Association, leading marketing and special events. She then joined the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA), first at the Georgia Dome where she had responsibilities for $22 million in annual revenues and oversaw a $30 million renovation to the club seats and suites. Later, she would guide public affairs during the development of the $1.7 billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Her work on the stadium project led to her overseeing the development and implementation of strategic planning that reshaped culture, internal governance, brand positioning and future growth of the GWCCA facilities, including as a hotel project development lead and asset manager for the Signia by Hilton Atlanta, the first publicly owned-publicly financed convention hotel on campus.




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