Rees, who has worked at the east London exhibition venue for ten years, will also sit on the executive management team.
Rees was appointed to the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) board of directors in October 2012, and has worked to raise the profile and of Excel within the global meetings industry.
His promotion follows other . Murphy was replaced by former managing director David Pegler.
Pegler said of Rees’s promotion: "James has been instrumental in transforming the Excel conference and events division into the success it is today. His contribution to the business also reflects our ambitions within the meetings market place to help London become Europe’s leading events destination. One of our key objectives is to continue to develop and build an industry leading management and James’s promotion is a significant step towards helping to achieve this."
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