Exhibition News Supplements EN 30 Under 30 2019 | Page 6

The Winners
Jordan Bamford, Project
Manager, Easyfairs UK &
Global
Jordan made a name for
himself at part of Ascential’s
dedicated new business team,
delivering 120% of his target
while working on Spring Fair.
When Easyfairs began to build
a new team they reached out
to Jordan and haven’t looked
back. His energy and positive
yet tenacious approach make
him one to watch. Leading the
launch of new initiatives for Lab
Innovations contributed the
event’s Best Trade Show win
at the 2019 EN Awards. Jordan
aspires to take the show to new
levels and markets to establish it
as a leader in its sector.
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Rikki Bhachu, Marketing
Director, MA Exhibitions
Rikki joined MA Exhibitions
four years ago with no
event experience, but his
passion, drive, creativity and
commitment quickly shone
through. He developed the
systems and marketing
processes now used on all the
organiser’s large-scale events.
Rikki was the marketing lead for
five launches in three years and
has consistently delivered. As
the company has grown, Rikki
has taken new recruits under his
wing, implementing a regular
team training session, and is the
social hub of MAX – even down
to choosing the outfits for Sticky
Wicket.
Abby Cairns, International
Marketing Manager, Angus
Montgomery
In her two years at Angus
Montgomery, Abby has
revolutionised the team’s
marketing activities. Working
across the Group’s exhibitions
across Nigeria and Kenya,
she manages eight separate
marketing campaigns
concurrently. In addition to
taking all this in her stride,
Abby has launched new
marketing initiatives that have
made a huge difference. The
change was a big risk as it was
something that hadn’t been
tried before in those markets
but following its huge success
the Group’s African marketing
strategies have changed,
which have benefited the wider
Montgomery Group.
Emily Challis, Portfolio Event
Manager, Fresh Montgomery
A member of the EN 30 Under
30 for her second year, Emily
was intrinsic in the recent launch
of the Independent Hotel Show
Amsterdam, meeting partners
and supporters, building the
budget and forecasting up to
the realisation of the event.
The huge success of the launch
wouldn’t have been possible
without her as the glue that
held it all together. Emily
is also amazing at people
development; she’s a great
mentor and teacher with the
patience of a saint.