SYDNEY MCI Group, a global association, communication and event management company, has entered the Australian market through a large-scale merger.
“Event Planners Executive Management Team have become a major shareholder in MCI and will be part of the MCI senior leadership,” said Ray Shaw, founder and chairman of Event Planners Australia.
“The merger provides Event Planners’ clients access to global resources and a suite of complementary services; our staff with worldwide career opportunities; and the Australian business events industry access to a pipeline of international business opportunities with their eye on Australia.”
Event Planners Australia is one of the country’s largest event management companies and has been in operation for 31 years. It has 40 full-time core project management staff.
MCI Asia Pacific president, Robin Lokerman, said: “Ray and his team have played an important thought-leadership role in the business events industry in Australia for many years. We see great growth potential for MCI in Australia and also believe the Event Planners team can support the rapid growth of our PCO business in Asia.”
MCI established its first regional office in Singapore in 2006. Offices in Mumbai (2007); New Delhi, Bangalore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai (2008); and Beijing (2009) have since followed.