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Houston First Corporation, the official DMO for Houston, has named Michael Heckman as its next president and CEO. For the last 12 months, Heckman has served as the acting president and CEO after being appointed to the position by Mayor Sylvester Turner. He was charged with overseeing full operations of ...

The Houston First Corp. has named Michael Heckman as its CEO following a year in which he held the position in an interim capacity. The destination management organization owns the 1,207-room Hilton Americas-Houston hotel, and manages the George R. Brown Convention Center along with 10 other city-owned properties, and ...