Clarion Events has announced it has partnered with Consero Group, a provider of in-person and digital one-to-one forums, and boardroom-style roundtables for senior corporate executives across the USA.
Clarion Events has grown significantly through a series of diversified partnerships and acquisitions, with a strong focus on value-led connections programmes. The deal with Consero, follows last year’s partnership with Quartz Events, which has seen that business experience exponential growth in revenues in 2021.
“Whilst our core business is recovering well, we remain focused on continuing to evolve and find new ways to deliver value for customers,” commented Russell Wilcox (pictured), Clarion Events CEO. “The team at Consero has developed an excellent business and a tremendous offer to the market; their highly tailored events create exclusivity and incredible value for participants. This partnership brings another new product model, as well as a valuable outlook and set of skills into the Clarion Group. We are all absolutely delighted to be working with the Consero team”.
Consero operates in the Legal, Human Resources, Procurement, Customer Experience and Technology markets, which represent new opportunities for Clarion both in North America and Globally. “We are thrilled to be partnering with Clarion,” said Paul Mandell, Consero CEO. “They have developed more than just an excellent brand. Their deep event expertise, strong corporate culture, and commitment to innovation offers immeasurable value to the companies within their umbrella. The partnership will allow our team to continue to drive the business and provide further opportunities for expansion.”
Consero will continue to be led by their incumbent team with Paul Mandell remaining as CEO, Jessica Druckman as SVP of programme development, and Will Card as SVP of strategic partnerships. The team will work alongside Clarion’s North America division which is led by Greg Topalian.