Mtgs. Vet Wendel Joins HRS to Forge New Approach

Kari Wendel, a meetings management veteran first on the
buy side and long with CWT Meetings & Events as a senior executive, has
joined HRS as VP of HRS Meetings. It’s a new role for the company and one that
is redefining how HRS wants to approach the market. Wendel sat down with BTN
editorial director Elizabeth West during BTN’s recent Business Travel Trends
and Forecast event in Dallas. The following is an edited excerpt of that
interview.

BTN: This is the first time HRS has had a dedicated meetings leader in
North America, and you also have a role for global…