Smart Group-owned London venue caterer, Moving Venue, has confirmed the creation of two core divisions.
With immediate effect, Moving Venue’s Venues & Events division will focus on its accredited and exclusive venue portfolio, consisting of long-standing relationships with London venues including the Natural History Museum (35 years), Kensington Palace (25 years), Science Museum (30 years) and British Museum (20 years).
Moving Venue has also launched a new hospitality arm that will oversee the company’s major events portfolio including Formula 1 at Silverstone and the Royal Ascot.
Moving Venue is accredited in more than 40 venues and has also worked at sporting events including Formula 1 at Silverstone and Royal Ascot.
The Deptford-based caterer, which celebrates its 40th year in business in 2024, was acquired by owner-operated hospitality business Smart Group in 2015.
The caterer has also made several senior management appointments. Ben Tobin-Paris has been promoted to deputy managing director of Moving Venue, Venues & Events. He will work alongside Lee Bushnell and Slav Adamek who take on the joint role of director of operations, with responsibility for the day-to-day running of the department. Kim Laley, group operations director for catering will continue to oversee Moving Venue with a specific focus on the day-to-day of Moving Venue Hospitality.
Finally, Matt Castleford has been promoted to senior event manager, as the business continues to champion internal promotions to reward exceptional performance.
Smart Group and Moving Venue managing director Chloe Jackson, said: “These changes demonstrate Moving Venue’s restless ambition, a quality that has helped the business to thrive at the forefront of event catering for 40 years. Having personally worked with a number of these staff for almost a decade I am thrilled that we are recognising the dedication and commitment shown to our clients and improving our company structure with internal appointments.”
