The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has announced alterations to the board following its annual general meeting at The NEC Birmingham on Tuesday (16 September).
AEV chair, Ian Taylor, the managing director of NEC, and vice chair Kerry Villa, the chief operating officer at ACC Liverpool, remain in situ.
Taylor said: “I am pleased to report that the association is in excellent shape. Membership, engagement, interaction and financial standing are all strong.”
Treasurer Jeremy Rees, chief executive officer of Excel London; Max Bull, executive director of venue sales at the Business Design Centre; Alison Griffin, managing director of Telford International Centre and Dan Thurlow, director of exhibition sales at Scottish Event Campus were all re-elected to the board. Joining the board for the first time is Richard Moorhouse, events director at The Great Yorkshire Events Centre.
Taylor added: “We continue advocating for the industry and ensuring we have the finance and resources to support and serve our members in accordance with our strategy. Our membership has increased by five this year, now standing at 53 members and 10 academic associate members. We currently offer 22 working groups hosting 73 meetings over the past year resulting in 1,208 member interactions. We are extremely grateful to all our members for their contributions.”
Rachel Parker, AEV director, welcomed the new board members, "I am delighted to welcome the re-elected members back to the board and to Richard who joins the board this year. I am looking forward to another productive year, starting with our annual conference being held on Friday 14 November at Excel London.”
