Lutz To Head NBAA's Events as Strong Set To Retire
NBAA has named CES operations executive Laurie Lutz to succeed Chris Strong as senior v-p of events.
Chris Strong, who has steered NBAA’s events over the past 14 years, is retiring, the association announced today. Stepping in to succeed him as senior v-p of events is Laurie Lutz, who has long served as an operations executive for the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA) annual CES event.
Strong is leaving after navigating the association’s key events through the pandemic, making difficult decisions to cancel when necessary, and implementing safety protocols to keep them running to the extent possible. He also has worked with the board to reshape the direction of its hallmark event, BACE, from a convention that rotates among locations to one that will be headed to Las Vegas at least for the next five years and maybe permanently.
