GARNET VALLEY, PA -- August 9, 2017 – IMS Technology Services, an award-winning provider of event staging and systems integration solutions, is pleased to announce that Paul Wedesky, CASE, CMP has joined IMS as Chief Operating Officer for the event staging division. Wedesky has nearly 3 decades of experience in the meetings, events and trade show industry. Most recently, Wedesky was the senior vice president of audio visual services for GES, and he served as senior vice president of national operations for PSAV and senior vice president of PSAV's sales, convention & tradeshow division prior to that.
“As a 6-time INC 5000 Fastest Growing Company honoree, IMS has been on a growth path for several years, and we are now in a position to implement the next phase of our growth” said IMS principal John Renninger. “We have outlined an acquisition strategy that will accelerate our growth plans, and Paul will have direct responsibility for this plan. His extensive experience and relationships in the events industry will be invaluable to executing our acquisition strategy.”
Wedesky is a Certified Association Sales Executive through Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) and a Certified Meeting Professional through Meeting Professionals International (MPI). He is a member of PCMA, MPI, and International Association of Exhibition and Events.
“I was drawn to IMS because of it’s people, culture and customer service focus. IMS has the technical and creative capabilities to produce any size event, but their customer service focus gives them the edge in the sea of mega Event AV companies. I am looking forward to working with the sales and operational teams to implement IMS’ acquisition strategy.” said Wedesky. “This will be a new professional challenge for me, and I am excited about this opportunity.”
With offices in Garnet Valley, PA and Orlando, FL, IMS is an award-winning provider of high quality solutions that are designed to foster collaboration, productivity, learning and business communication with a team of certified technology professionals. A partner for innovative startups through Fortune 50 organizations, producers, associations and prestigious institutions of higher education, IMS specializes in audio visual system design, managed services, event staging, video production, and content creation.