Trade Regrets: John Vincent, Former NAMM Director of Trade Shows

Former director of trade shows for NAMM, John Vincent, passed away on September 7 after an illness.

Mr. Vincent oversaw the planning and implementation of NAMM’s annual trade shows from 1984 to 1994.  He brought NAMM’s summer trade show, then known as NAMM Summer Session, to its current home in Nashville, Tenn.

"John Vincent was one of the good guys," said Larry Linkin, NAMM president/CEO Emeritus. "John oversaw the NAMM Show during a period of big growth and change for our industry. It was an honor to work with him."

Photo: 1988 – Dominique Agnew, current associate director of trade show sales, and John Vincent, then-director of trade shows, confer over the trade show floor plan. From the NAMM Archives