Anna Farnell
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Karen P.
Anna is a well above average event management professional. Her project management skills are excellent as well as the way she interacts with all stakeholders of all levels. Utterly respectful and remains calm even during the most difficult times. Seeing Anna manage highly complex hybrid / Covid compliant events has been a lesson in how to deliver 'attention to detail'. A seriously impressive operator.
Rosie Ruddock
Anna was an exceptional Event Manager at Centaur, who approached every aspect of her job with an enviable level of energy, professionalism and commitment to delivering first class events. Using her own initiative and innovative ideas, she regularly developed new working practices and strategies which helped increase profit margins on her events and time manage her team extremely efficiently. Anna thrives on being presented with new challenges, and never fails to deliver.
Karen P.
Anna is a well above average event management professional. Her project management skills are excellent as well as the way she interacts with all stakeholders of all levels. Utterly respectful and remains calm even during the most difficult times. Seeing Anna manage highly complex hybrid / Covid compliant events has been a lesson in how to deliver 'attention to detail'. A seriously impressive operator.
Rosie Ruddock
Anna was an exceptional Event Manager at Centaur, who approached every aspect of her job with an enviable level of energy, professionalism and commitment to delivering first class events. Using her own initiative and innovative ideas, she regularly developed new working practices and strategies which helped increase profit margins on her events and time manage her team extremely efficiently. Anna thrives on being presented with new challenges, and never fails to deliver.
Karen P.
Anna is a well above average event management professional. Her project management skills are excellent as well as the way she interacts with all stakeholders of all levels. Utterly respectful and remains calm even during the most difficult times. Seeing Anna manage highly complex hybrid / Covid compliant events has been a lesson in how to deliver 'attention to detail'. A seriously impressive operator.
Rosie Ruddock
Anna was an exceptional Event Manager at Centaur, who approached every aspect of her job with an enviable level of energy, professionalism and commitment to delivering first class events. Using her own initiative and innovative ideas, she regularly developed new working practices and strategies which helped increase profit margins on her events and time manage her team extremely efficiently. Anna thrives on being presented with new challenges, and never fails to deliver.
Karen P.
Anna is a well above average event management professional. Her project management skills are excellent as well as the way she interacts with all stakeholders of all levels. Utterly respectful and remains calm even during the most difficult times. Seeing Anna manage highly complex hybrid / Covid compliant events has been a lesson in how to deliver 'attention to detail'. A seriously impressive operator.
Rosie Ruddock
Anna was an exceptional Event Manager at Centaur, who approached every aspect of her job with an enviable level of energy, professionalism and commitment to delivering first class events. Using her own initiative and innovative ideas, she regularly developed new working practices and strategies which helped increase profit margins on her events and time manage her team extremely efficiently. Anna thrives on being presented with new challenges, and never fails to deliver.
Experience
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Senior Events and Communications Manager
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Nov 2015 - Present
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IPE International Publishers
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United Kingdom
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Events
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Jun 2014 - Oct 2015
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Senior Event Manager
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Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
Senior Event Manager within the operations team at American Business Conferences; a world-leading provider of content driven, information rich business summits. Responsible for a portfolio of oil and gas events operated in the United States (running one every month) and for managing the Event Manager and Event Assistant. Senior Event Manager within the operations team at American Business Conferences; a world-leading provider of content driven, information rich business summits. Responsible for a portfolio of oil and gas events operated in the United States (running one every month) and for managing the Event Manager and Event Assistant.
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Centaur Media Plc
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Event Manager
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Mar 2011 - Dec 2013
Management of the events in the Legal & Financial portfolio, including the Lawyer Awards (1,400 attendees) and the Money Marketing Awards (1,200 attendees) both at the Grosvenor House Hotel and The Lawyer General Counsel Strategy Summit in Portugal. Responsible for the entirety of the event logistics, as well as the budget and reporting process. Management of a team of three Event Coordinators.
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Senior Event Co-ordinator
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Nov 2007 - Mar 2011
Responsible for the day-to-day running of the events and for training up the other Event Coordinators in the team.
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Event Co-ordinator
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Jan 2007 - Nov 2007
Responsible for the day-to-day coordination of events such as the Employee Benefits Pensions Summit, the Recruiter Awards and Design Week's Benchmark Awards. Responsible for all communications with delegates, entrant and attendees; for the marketing and for creating and maintaining the event websites.
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Education
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2003 - 2006
University of Leeds
First, BA, Theology -
1997 - 2003
Sherborne School for Girls
Business Studies (A), Classical Civilisation (A), Theology (A)
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