Todd Iverson » Exhibition City News
Todd Iverson » Exhibition City News

Todd died on October 19 after a long battle with early-onset Parkinson's disease and Parkinson's disease dementia. Todd has been active in the trade show industry for over 35 years with three companies: Brede Exposition Services, GES Exposition Services and Fern Expo & Event Services. Minneapolis-St. Louis native Paul, Todd began his career in the trade show industry at age 15 while working for his father, President Ralph Iverson, at Brede Exposition Services. Todd initially worked at United Carpenters, supporting the manufacture of displays and custom rental components, then in the mid-1980s moved to lead Brede's newly formed ExhibitsPlus division, which focused on the rental of custom and portable displays. In 1990, Todd pursued an opportunity at GES in Southern California to lead the expansion of the Exhibition Services division. Within a few years, Todd moved to Las Vegas to lead a similar team while also managing the Top 100 Trade Show (Photo Marketing Association) national account with Ralph Iverson.…