Meetings management consultant Debi Scholar joined American Express Meetings & Events as director of managed meeting strategy,

according to the company. Founder of the Scholar Consulting Group and formerly director of meeting and event services at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Scholar reports to vice president of business development Milton Rivera. "Debi will play the role in helping customers determine where they are" in the meetings management process and help determine "what are some of the approaches they can take to start moving across the spectrum," Rivera said.