The Westminster Collection
enue marketing group The Westminster Collection (TWC) has appointed
four new Directors to its Board and appointed a Chairman as part of a
restructure of roles.
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Clare Arouche, Head of Business Development at 10-11 Carlton House Terrace,
Diane Waldron, Sales and Marketing Director at QEII Centre, Amanda Sutton, Venue
Manager at Broadway House and Paul Martins, Director of Sales at Cavendish
Venues, step up to the Board as Directors.
Robin Parker, General Manager of Church House Conference Centre, has accepted
the role of Chairman to manage and provide leadership to the Board. Robin has
served on TWC’s Board for four years.
Speaking of his new role Robin said, “I’m looking forward to helping ensure a
successful future for the collection and for our member venues. I’ve always believed
in the value of TWC for generating sales enquiries for venues and also for creating a
network of passionate events people who like to share ideas, contacts and potential
business. “
Robin Parker.
To find out more about The Westminster Collection’s venues
Visit: www.venues-london.co.uk
The Concerto Group
he Concerto Group has appointed David Gilbertson as Non-Executive
Chairman and Group Board member. David joins with vast experience in
leading and chairing mid-sized private businesses as well as larger groups.
He brings career-long sector expertise in events and publishing. David
started out in business journalism before moving into executive management
where he led media organisations such as Informa Plc, Emap Ltd and Lloyd’s
of London Press Ltd.
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David Gilbertson.
Concerto Group Chief Executive Teresa-Anne Dunleavy said, “We are delighted to be
bringing David’s expertise into the business. He brings deep experience of chairing
boards and guiding companies with a strong emphasis on value creation and is well
placed to support our ambitious plans for the business.”
To find out more about The Concerto Group
Visit: www.concertogroup.co.uk
Ever Wondered Why
Pencils (and the Datebook)
are Always Yellow?
encils have been painted yellow ever since
the late 19th Century, with good reason!
During this era, the best graphite in the world
came from China. American pencil makers wanted
their customers to know that their pencils
contained Chinese graphite, so they painted them
yellow.
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Chinese culture associated the colour yellow with royalty
and respect. Thus American manufacturers chose the
bright yellow to communicate this “regal” feeling and link
with China. The rest, as they say, is history.
The Datebook began as a reference for charities to
check which dates were free from fundraising
events.
We chose an eye-catching, bright colour to freshen
up the publication – and because we were a ‘calendar
of events’ bright yellow was the natural choice.
The hue was inspired by the bright yellow pencils
people historically would have used to write
appointments in their datebooks. In those days there
were no iPads, laptops or mobile phones with diaries –
everyone had a datebook, and everyone had a yellow
pencil.
The legend of the yellow pencil inspired much more than
just the pencils, however. It’s also the origin of the
Datebook yellow.
Visit The London & UK DatebooK on www.thedatebook.co.uk
THE LONDON & UK DATEBOOK
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