The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has announced four new chairs and six new vice-chairs of its working groups.
The Event Managers Working Group has welcomed Pamela Newbould, senior event manager, East of England Arena & Events Centre as its new chair, and Jill Wadge, team manager, conference and events, Scottish Events Campus (SEC), as its new vice-chair.
The Event Industry HR Group's new chair is Raj Pragji, HR Director, QEII Centre and the former vice-chair, with Katrina Rowbury, HR director, Global Experience Specialists (GES), succeeding her as the new vice-chair.
Lucy Merritt, head of marketing and communications, ExCeL London, is the new vice-chair of the MarComms Working group; Henry Havis, head of security, ExCeL London, is the new chair of the Security Working Group, and Nigel Winer, rigging and technical manager, also ExCeL London, is the new vice-chair of the Health & Safety Working Group.
Lucille Ryan, sustainability manager, EMEA, Informa PLC, becomes chair of the Sustainability Working Group, and she is joined by co-vice chairs Tim Byrne, health & safety manager, ExCeL London, and Emily Pritchard, conference and events sales manager, Kia Oval.
Rachel Parker, AEV director, welcomed the new chairs and vice-chairs to their roles, saying, "Our working groups, whether they are industry-wide or venue-specific, have done outstanding work during the pandemic. Now, as we anticipate a return to events, and with member engagement at an all-time high, our groups are all focused on restarting and rebuilding the industry. They will need to cooperate and collaborate closely with each other, and I look forward to our new chairs and vice-chairs bringing their considerable experience and knowledge to bear on this and many other challenges."
