Arena Americas names Jon Tabeling chief operating officer

Arena Group, a global event rental company, has named Jon Tabeling to its executive team as the chief operating officer of Arena Americas, overseeing the company’s U.S. business.

Tabeling most recently held the position of vice president of operations with Arena Americas. He has more than 18 years of experience in the special events industry. Six of those years have been spent at Arena working on U.S. military projects, developing business opportunities and furthering Arena’s operational initiatives.

Arena Americas is a Wisconsin-based event rental company that was acquired and rebranded by Arena Group in 2013. Arena has a tent/clearspan structure and rental inventory and offers services including in-house design and manufacturing capabilities, custom graphics capabilities, and safety and training protocols.