PittasAssociation's hiring freeze, need to work together on virtual expo brought staff closerJim Pittas made his career growing the trade show business of PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. He was so successful over nearly two decades that when former CEO Chuck Yuska was getting ready to retire, the association implemented a succession plan. The then-senior vice president was promoted to COO in 2017 so he could gain broader experience before becoming CEO about a year later.Two years later, a pandemic swept the world and posed a mortal danger to the in-person meetings business. PMMI was forced to cancel its flagship Chicago show for the first… Read More