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Schuler to Run AmericasMart Housing Services
September 13,
2011 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Executive Changes on September 14, 2011
Robert D. Schuler has been appointed officer in charge for all housing services, across all AmericasMart Atlanta markets and the LIGHTFAIR International trade show.
Schuler, who joined AmericasMart in June 2010 following his service as vice president/sales and director of the sales and services division at the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, directs the operation of The Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart, which secures and services conventions, conferences, meetings and special events staged in the 7.2 million-square-foot complex's exhibit halls, theatres and public spaces during non-market periods.
Schuler's responsibilities now expand to encompass the provision of housing services to AmericasMart market attendees, who annually occupy as many as 247,000 Atlanta hotel room-nights, and to attendees of LIGHTFAIR International, which is staged annually as the world's largest architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference in alternating east- and west-coast venues.
Of the many services we provide our legions of customers in Atlanta and beyond, convenient and accessible housing ranks as a huge factor driving overall satisfaction," said Jeffrey L. Portman Sr., president and COO of AmericasMart Atlanta and its AMC Inc. parent entity. "Bob's expert leadership in anticipating growing customer demand for housing and securing accommodations with our hotelier partners here and in LIGHTFAIR destination cities makes all the difference in our customers' market experience."
AmericasMart maintains relationships with more than 46 hotel properties housing customers attending its 13 annual markets and shows and non-market events and programs staged throughout the year.