The annual general meeting of trade body, Eventia, held on 16 July at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, London, saw the election of drpgroup MD Dale Parmenter to chair the association over the next 12 months.
Parmenter takes over from Simon Hughes, Managing Partner of MCHA, and said: “This is an incredibly exciting time for Eventia, particularly with the merger with IVCA, which will further increase our standing in the industry. Over the next 12 months I really want to focus on raising the profile of the association, continuing with our education programme, promoting CSR across the industry and generally putting the membership at the heart of everything we do”.
The AGM saw changes to the Eventia Board including:
Standing down from the Board:
Rob Allen, TRO Group
Martin Richardson, MCI UK
Alison Ayling-Hogberg, De Vere Venues
Re-elected to the Board:
Paul Hussey, Capita Travel & Events
Rory Sloan, RPM
Rich Rowley, XL Events
Newly-elected to the Board:
Angela Perkins, De Vere Venues
Co-opted onto the Board:
Chad Lion-Cachet, Sportsworld Group
Emma Cashmore, Axis Marketing Travel Ltd
Ajay Parekh, Kabuki Productions
The following continue to serve on the Board:
Simon Hughes, MCHA Limited
Rachel Ley, RLC Productions
Graham McIntosh, Universal WorldEvents
Rick Stainton, Smyle
Andrew Wright, FAB! Event
Sarah Wright, Sarah Wright Consulting (CAPS Advisor)
Brian Kirsch, Event Assured
Kirstie McNulty, ExCel, London
Matt Storey, Gallowglass
From which the Executive Team will consist of:
Dale Parmenter, drpgroup – Chairman
Simon Hughes, MCHA Ltd – Immediate Past Chairman
Emma Cashmore, Axis Travel Marketing – Vice-Chair
Simon Hughes now assumes the position of Immediate Past Chairman and sums up his time on the Board as follows: “I feel proud to have served our members over the last year. The whole team have worked extremely well together to deliver a great range of educational seminars and events in line with our vision as the UK’s leading trade association for the events industry.”
The AGM ended with an update by the new Chair outlining the next steps for Eventia following the announcement at the IVCA AGM in June that both Eventia and IVCA members voted unanimously for a merger of the two associations.
Pictured: Outgoing Chairman Simon Hughes handing over to incoming Chairman Dale Parmenter
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