Houston First President & CEO Dawn Ullrich Retires

Dawn Ullrich

Houston First Corporation announced the retirement of its President & CEO, Dawn Ullrich. Ms. Ullrich, a veteran of the City of Houston’s Legal and Convention & Entertainment Facilities Departments, held the position since 2011.

Ms. Ullrich’s tenure included the 2017 Super Bowl, an extensive renovation of the George R. Brown Convention Center, the debut of the Marriott Marquis Houston, landmark tourism initiatives and numerous conventions and performing arts performances.

Houston First Corporation is expected to announce a new President & CEO soon as part of an overall drive to make its operations more forward-looking and efficient. New leadership will face challenges stemming from the recovery of the Houston Theater District from Hurricane Harvey and maintaining Houston’s momentum in the convention and leisure-tourism market.

“Houston competes well for national conventions and tourism dollars, however our competition from other cities never fades,” Houston First Chairperson David Mincberg, an appointee of Mayor Sylvester Turner, said “Accordingly, the board will select a new leader for Houston First dedicated to making our corporation’s name their mission:  Putting Houston in first place and keeping it there.”

Houston First Corporation – HoustonFirst.com.