Former Hanley Wood publishing executive Calore to help build relationships with the supplier community.

The National Restaurant Association hired Jeffrey Calore to serve as its senior vice president of strategic alliances.

In this new role, Calore is responsible for the strategic direction, development and management of the National Restaurant Association’s relationships throughout the supplier community, including convention and event sales and sponsorship and allied membership.

Most recently, he served as an executive vice president and group publisher at Hanley Wood, the market-leading information and marketing services company serving the construction and design industries. Prior to Hanley Wood, Calore held sales leadership positions at digital and print media companies as well as at exhibitions producer National Trade Productions.