ICC Wales announced, 12 February, the appointment of Rebecca Green (pictured) as corporate sales manager at the upcoming international convention centre on the site of the Celtic Manor in Newport, Wales.
Green will be working with the corporate and agency market, alongside the other team members to bring the convention centre to Wales in 2019. Green has over 12 years’ experience in the events industry, including Celtic Manor where she previously managed corporate relations. She joins from Carden Park Hotel – Cheshire’s Country estate, where she was senior sales manager.
Green said that she is “…excited to get stuck in and drive the sales for the corporate and agency market.” Ian Edwards, chief executive of ICC Wales and Celtic Manor commented: “We’re delighted to bring [Green] on board….”
Once complete in 2019, ICC Wales will provide total floor space of of 26,000sqm – the equivalent size to nearly four international rugby pitches – for meetings, conferences, exhibitions and events .
An £83.7m joint venture between Celtic Manor and Welsh Government, ICC Wales will accommodate 5,000 delegates and includes a 4,000sqm pillar-free main hall, a 1,500-seated auditorium, 12 flexible meeting rooms, a double-height glass atrium and a 2,500sqm outdoor plaza.
