Andrew Wilson

Chief Marketing Officer
,
Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau

Andrew Wilson, born in Brazil to British parents, raised and educated in South Africa, graduating as a Chemical Engineer, started his career in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, working in R&D for Procter & Gamble. Switching to Finance, he continued his career with P&G living and working in Europe and South America before moving into strategy and tech consulting for Cap Gemini, based out of the USA. Several years later he made another switch into the world of destination marketing, joining the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (Discover Atlanta) where he has been in the marketing leadership role for 16 years. Andrew enjoys the leading and sometimes bleeding edge of technology and innovation and is constantly looking for new ways to reach and deliver value to prospective visitor audiences interested in Atlanta's content. In his free time Andrew enjoys exploring the world of fine dining, discovering great wines and spends as much time as possible in Barcelona, Spain.