MCI, Console Communications merge to form MCI Malaysia

Global association, communications and event management company MCI recently merged with Malaysian professional congress organiser, Console Communications, for a stronger hold on the growing Malaysian MICE market.

Commenting on the creation of MCI Malaysia, Yap Shook Fung, director of Console Communications, said: “It is a natural step for Console to join a big global leader like MCI. We believe it will help in bringing more international events to Malaysia and my team and I are excited to be part of the MCI global network.”

Robin Lokerman, president – MCI Asia-Pacific, said MCI wanted to expand to Malaysia and build its corporate business in the country. “Malaysia is a growing MICE destination and many of our clients are expressing an interest in Kuala Lumpur and other cities. With Console, we have found a very experienced team to build our business and support our clients.”

Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau CEO, Zulkefli Sharif, called the merger a “timely” one, given the “rapid development of the business events industry and the increase in awareness of Malaysia as one of the major players in the industry”.

“With Console’s strong foothold in the local business events industry and MCI’s global networking and expertise, we believe this merger will be a catalyst to the industry, bringing more prestigious events to Malaysia’s emerging and dynamic business events industry,” he added.

Console, established in 2004, has been managing large-scale conferences in Malaysia and abroad, including Water Malaysia 2013, the 10^th Asia-Pacific Conference on Human Genetics 2012, and Borneo Water & Wastewater Exhibition 2012.

-TTG Asia.