Alec L. Poitevint II ( born 1947 ) is a Georgia businessman and longtime official of the U.S. Republican Party ( GOP ) . In February 2011 , he was named by GOP Chairman Reince Priebus to manage the 2012 Republican National Convention , to be held in Tampa beginning on August 27 , 2012 . Poitevint replaces the team appointed by former RNC Chair Michael Steele , who Priebus fired immediately after his election as chairman in January 2011 . Poitevint 's official title of chairman of the Committee on Arrangements
2012 Republican National Convention
2012 Republican National Convention
Alec Poitevint