Women who lead with excellence in SMX Convention Center
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 18:45:20 +0000
MEET the alpha females of SMX Convention Center who play crucial roles as VP-General Manager, VP-Finance, AVP-Operations and AVP-Sales.
Agnes Pacis is a seasoned hotelier with over 31 years of sales and marketing background in various international hotel chains in Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Fiji Islands and Australia for hotel brands like Shangri-La, Sheraton and Hyatt. She was a former director of sales and marketing in the countries she has lived in and currently the VP-General Manager of SMX Convention Center which includes the properties in Pasay (SMX Manila), Taguig (SMX Aura) and Mandaluyong (Megatrade Hall). As a strategist, she believes that being visible and accessible through social media will further strengthen the brand. Thus, SMX Convention Center adopted a more relevant Social Media strategy by launching one Facebook page for each property and signing on to Tripadvisor’s business listing to better address inquiries from local clients, connect suppliers to the market and getting immediate customer feedback.
Keeping track of all data on expenses, income and other activities that affect the finances of SMX Convention Center is no easy task but Mia Joaquin, VP-Finance makes it all look easy. With over 22 years of experience in finance gained from the hospitality industry, three years in SyCip Gorres Velayo and Company and the last eight years working for the SM Group. Her team, composed of 30 direct and indirect reports describe her as a strict enforcer with a big heart.
Barely a year in her new post as AVP-Operations, Brenda Cabuyao took the big step from her senior events manager position in Taal Vista Hotel (TVH) where she worked for almost eight years and later as operations manager in a hotel and events place in Tagaytay before accepting the job in SMX Convention Center to head its operations department.
Mina Kahn, a M.I.C.E veteran of more than 10 years in SMX Convention Center, believes in setting smart goals and being more of a coach to her Event Sales team. She was a former chef before she assumed various roles over the years in SMX initially as senior events manager, then as director of Events and Banquet Services and currently as the AVP-Sales.