Experience

Conference Contacts

• United Kingdom
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jun 2012 - Present

  Helping Conference Contacts to grow the business with some assistance in a number of key areas including helping to develop relationships with existing accounts and building the business pipeline. Also helping with internal structure, resource, systems, measurement tools, expand service offerings etc. Appointed to main board of directors in February 2015

• Non Executive Director

  • Apr 2012 - Present



MICE Consulting

• Managing Director

  • Apr 2009 - Nov 2018

  Specialist management consulting services for the Meetings, Incentive, Conference and Exhibitions (M.I.C.E.) industry. I have almost 25 years experience having set-up, run and sold a very successful agency with offices in the UK and US. I now offer other agencies my marketing and business development expertise and experience. Specialist management consulting services for the Meetings, Incentive, Conference and Exhibitions (M.I.C.E.) industry. I have almost 25 years experience having set-up, run and sold a very successful agency with offices in the UK and US. I now offer other agencies my marketing and business development expertise and experience.



Talking Point Limited (Now BCD M&E)

• Owner

  • Sep 1986 - Oct 2006

  One of the UK largest full services agencies employing more than 60 full time event management specialists. The company was acquired by BCD in 2006. The new trading name is BCD Meeting and Incentives (BCD M&E). My office in Chicago (Talking Point Inc), went through an MBO in 2002 and is still trading successfully today as Talking Point USA Inc.. One of the UK largest full services agencies employing more than 60 full time event management specialists. The company was acquired by BCD in 2006. The new trading name is BCD Meeting and Incentives (BCD M&E). My office in Chicago (Talking Point Inc), went through an MBO in 2002 and is still trading successfully today as Talking Point USA Inc..



General Electric Company (USA)

• European Marketing Manager

  • 1983 - 1987

  Overall responsibility for external European Communications for GE Europe. Managed GE's sponsorship of Williams F1 from 1985 - 1987. Co-ordinated all Marcoms activities through regional Marketing Mgrs. Controlled, via regional marcoms Mgrs, pan European advertising and PR campaigns to promote brand awareness. Assigned and controlled regional marketing budgets. Overall responsibility for external European Communications for GE Europe. Managed GE's sponsorship of Williams F1 from 1985 - 1987. Co-ordinated all Marcoms activities through regional Marketing Mgrs. Controlled, via regional marcoms Mgrs, pan European advertising and PR campaigns to promote brand awareness. Assigned and controlled regional marketing budgets.