International Event Executive, Spencer E. Geissinger joins Showcall Team
Washington, DC (PRWEB) October 11, 2014 -- Leading event management firm, Showcall, Inc. announced today that international event executive and former White House and US State Department official Spencer E. Geissinger has joined the company as a Director for Global Business Development.
Most recently in government, Mr. Geissinger served as Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States at the White House, where he oversaw all aspects of the development and execution of presidential domestic and international travel and events and was responsible for the coordination between the White House staff, the White House Military Office including Air Force One, Marine One, and the White House Communications Agency, the Secret Service, and other U.S. Government agencies that support the White House and the President.
Mr. Geissinger’s other Government positions include service as Assistant Chief of U.S. Protocol from 2001 – 2003, Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the State Department’s 2004 G-8 Summit Planning Committee, and Special Assistant to the President for Press Advance. He has traveled with two U.S. Presidents to over 100 countries and was hand-selected for the team that planned and executed a presidential clandestine trips to Al Anbar Province, Iraq in 2007 and in 2008 to Kabul Afghanistan, two of a limited number of secret trips to warzones in the history of the American Presidency. Mr. Geissinger also served as the Gubernatorial Deputy Campaign Manager and later served as Director of External Affairs for the Governor of Florida.
Mr. Geissinger’s private sector experience includes most recently serving as Chief of Staff at a major private family office in New York City. In this position Mr. Geissinger managed a staff of 150 at over 8 facilities. Mr. Geissinger’s other private sector experience includes international public relations and event production.
“Spencer’s experience speaks for itself. He is one of the best minds in the event management and production business and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome him to the Showcall team,” said Ajay Patil, co-founder and partner at Showcall. “He truly understands our industry and the evolving and changing needs of our current and future clients and will leverage his deep experience and relationships around the globe to help grow our business in the United States and overseas.”
Showcall Inc. was founded in 2001 by Ajay R. Patil and A. Blayne Candy. Since that time, Showcall has produced some of the world's highest profile events on an international basis, including Papal Visits, Summits, White House Conferences and events for Fortune 100 companies, associations, and national entertainment.
Ajay Patil, Showcall, Inc., http://www.showcallusa.com, +1 (202) 443-7000, [email protected]
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