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PEOPLE MOVES
1. The Royal Horticultural
Halls (RHH) has
appointed Rhiân
Pressley as venue
sales manager.
Pressley previously
worked for the RHH
sales team from
December 2016 to
June 2018, and in the
special events team
from June 2018.
2. Tom Fisher, previously
marketing director for
Clarion Energy, will be
moving to a new role
as group marketing
operations manager for
Clarion Events.
3. GES has chosen
Danielle van de Pavert
to lead customer
support in Dubai for
its event intelligence
product suite, Visit by
GES.
4. The Fresh Group
have selected a new
CEO. Lee Harris has
been appointed after
working as chairman
and non-executive
director for the group
for the last four years.
5. Josh Taylor has been
hired as the UK’s Event
Supplier and Services
Association’s (ESSA)
health and safety
project manager. Taylor
will be responsible
for managing the
newly launched ESSA
Accredited scheme.
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06 — February
The month at a glance
The stories, topics and trends making headlines in recent weeks
davies tanner
secures client
growth
Specialist
tourism, travel and
business events
communications
agency, davies
tanner, has secured
over £400,000 of
additional fee income
during the second
half of 2019.
New clients
include The Belfry
Hotel & Resort,
The Ascott Limited,
and Markerstudy’s
leisure portfolio
which includes
One Warwick Park
Hotel and Salomons
Estate Bewl Water.
In addition, the
agency has also
extended its briefs
with clients including
VisitScotland
Business Events,
Laura Ashley Hotels
and Mulberry
Cottages.
VisitScotland was
retained for a further
three years following
a competitive open
tender and has
been expanded to
include a new global
communications
brief.
LDI strengthens 2020
vision with Questex
The Live Design International Conference and Tradeshow
(LDI) has announced that it has partnered with Questex.
The move follows LDI 2019, which reported record
attendance from both established and first-time exhibitors.
LDI is now aiming to grow within the experiential sector
through Questex.
LDI Show Director, Jessi Cybulski, said: “This exciting
development allows us to provide our audience and
exhibitors with even better experiences, professional
training, and engagement as Questex is strategically focused
on the experience economy.
“LDI remains dedicated to serving and growing the live
design community. We don’t anticipate any of our Live
Design/LDI Community will experience any changes, except
good ones, as we move forward. Expect more information
on this soon.”
Questex states its goal is to create a ‘world-class
information services business by advancing companies who
help people live longer, healthier and better lives through
the Experience Economy.’
LDI 2020 will take place at the Las Vegas Convention
Centre from 19-25 October 2020.