Venue Management organisation, Central Hall Venues (CHV), has restructured its team structure for future growth.
The restructure comes after CHV acquired two new UK-wide event venues in 2021, Nicolson Square Edinburgh and St Saviourgate York, and plans for further expansion.
As a result of the changes, the executive director team has been reshaped, alongside the creation of a new group management team.
Paul Southern, MD of Central Hall Westminster, is stepping back from his operational role but will support the team in developing the CHV group. Meanwhile, reverend Tim Swindell will step back from his operational responsibilities as executive chair, while continuing to serve on the board as a non-executive chair.
New roles
Three new roles have been created to head up CHV and support its future goals.
Sarah Ainsworth will become full-time chief operating officer (CEO). She will lead the development and implementation of board strategy across the CHV portfolio of venues, with the aim of building and strengthening the teams, while achieving commercial success, investment and growth.
Ainsworth will be supported by Sarah Franczak who has been promoted from sales and events director to chief operating officer (COO). Franczak will lead all operations and customer service.
Gary Savagehas been appointed chief financial officer (CFO) to direct and oversee all financials and audit activities of the organisation.
These key roles, together with the non-executive chair and non-executive directors, will form the new board of Central Hall Venues. Methodist Central Hall Westminster’s (MCHW) superintendent minister, the reverend Tony Miles, continues as deputy chair.
New teams
The existing senior management team will also be replaced by two new teams consisting of a group management team led by the CEO to focus on the implementation of strategy and growth, while the current operational meetings will be replaced by an operational committee led by the COO to focus on the delivery of commercial activities.
The newly-formed group management team, has also led to the creation of three new roles. These include Anna Glazebrook as head of CHV communications, Emre Cevik as head of venue operations for Central Hall Westminster and Chris Williams as head of venue for CHV’s third site, St Saviourgate York.
L-R: CHV’s new CF0, Gary Savage, CEO, Sarah Ainsworth, COO Sarah Franczak and MD Paul Southern.
