where the senior executive is, they should take the guest with them, approach in a confident manner – this is an important part of the job for the night – and make eye contact with the senior person. the senior person should acknowledge them with a nod or smile and look to make the person they are with aware that someone else is joining them. the senior person, using appropriate body language, should open up the ‘group’, allowing the other guest to join them.
now, if the timing is not right, the junior person should be ready to stay with the guest and entertain them until the other conversation is finished. 