Becker Group Hires New Executive Vice President of Sales & Business Development

BALTIMORE, May. 19 /PRNewswire/ --

BALTIMORE, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Becker Group, a 50 year-old experiential marketing firm based in Baltimore, Maryland, today announced the appointment of Cheryl K. Dougherty as executive vice president of sales and business development.

Dougherty joins Becker Group with 25 years experience in marketing for the retail real estate industry. Her most recent position was as vice president of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT).

"Cheryl is going to have an immediate positive impact on the Becker Group," commented Glenn Tilley, president and chief executive officer of Becker Group. "She brings the strategic knowledge and experience that are critical to our business development and sales growth. I believe that Cheryl's proven capabilities, experience and relationships with key strategic marketing and operations professionals will help drive our future success in North America and internationally."

At PREIT, Dougherty managed over 75 employees and was responsible for property marketing, corporate marketing and the company's in-house marketing services agency. She is well-known for her contributions to the shopping center industry as a faculty member at the John Riordan School of Professional Development, a frequent speaker at conferences, a committee member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Fall Conference Program and a member of the ICSC MAXI Team. Dougherty was selected and served as MAXI chairwoman in 2006.

About Becker Group

Becker Group, a subsidiary of Viad Corp , is an experiential marketing company with over fifty years of experience creating immersive, entertaining attractions and brand-based experiences for a wide variety of clients and venues including top consumer brands, movie studios, retail centers, television networks, theme parks, museums and casinos around the globe. The award-winning company is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, and has operations in Los Angeles, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, Miami, Mexico City, and Sao Paulo, Brazil. For more information please visit http://www.beckergroup.com.