IMG, the world's premier sports, entertainment and media company announced the appointment of Maureen Reidy as Chief Operating Officer (COO), IMG Fashion. Reidy will report to Chuck Bennett, Senior Corporate Vice President, IMG Fashion and will be based in New York.
Reidy will be responsible for day-to-day operational and management functions at IMG Fashion. A leader in the global fashion business, IMG Fashion is the world's premier creator of fashion events, including Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and FashionWeekLive, among others. In addition, IMG Fashion is a producer of fashion publications, including The Daily and The Daily MINI; and creator of a wide array of fashion-themed media programming and content.
At IMG, Reidy will be charged with helping IMG Fashion maintain and enhance its leadership position by launching new fashion events and expanding the company's portfolio of new and traditional fashion-based media assets.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said, "For five years, Maureen Reidy has played a key role in attracting large-scale events to New York and aided in marketing the City's image—efforts that helped us attract a record 44 million visitors last year. As President of NYC Big Events, Maureen helped bring some of the world's greatest events to the world's greatest stage, showing that New York was still open for business following September 11th.”
“These events included the MTV Video Music Awards, the Country Music Association Awards, the Latin GRAMMYS and the Republican National Convention, as well as next year's Major League Baseball All-Star Game. I want to thank Maureen on behalf of the City for all her contributions and wish her the best of luck and success with her new opportunity at IMG."
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