Harris Schanhaut, CME

Current

• Pharmaceutical Meeting Manager at Professional Meeting Planner Network
• Board of Directors at Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA)

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Marketing and Advertising

Harris Schanhaut, CME’s Summary

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Award winning nationally recognized Events Project Manager focusing on Trade Shows, Meetings and Conferences. Strengths include strategic planning, market awareness and penetration, fostering partnerships and delivering internal and external presentations. Consistent track record in improving ROO/ROI while maintaining or reducing expenditures. Adept at staff management, development, training and optimization.

ACCOMPLISHMENT SAMPLES:
>Documented ROI of $91 of revenue per $1 invested
>In one year secured $1million worth of space in relevant trade publications at no cost to the company
>More than doubled annual goal for cost savings while tripling target for qualified leads
>Increasing the event program 18% touching 3 times the number of decision makers on a flat budget
>Devised a sophisticated measurement tool to increase the effectiveness of the event program
>Led cross functional teams across multiple business units from strategic inception through tactical implementation and post event reporting

BIOGRAPHY:
Harris Schanhaut, CME has been managing events for over twenty years in diverse industries including automotive, medical, travel, and technology, financial and manufacturing. Schanhaut has been published several times in trade magazines and been a speaker at industry events since 2003. Harris is also a co-chair on Meeting Professionals International's Greater New York Chapter within the Strategic Partnership Committee which was named Committee of the Year in 2007, and is on the Board of Directors of the Trade Show Exhibitors Association where he received the President’s Award for service in 2007. Harris was Chairman of the Board for the Event and Exhibition Industry Audit Commission from 2007 - 2008, on the Board of Advisors for BPA Worldwide and on the monthly forecasting board for Trade Show Executive magazine.