Ellen Mutimer, strategic events and meetings consultant at
Inntel has won the inaugural Chris Peacock Young Champion of Change Award.
The award is beam’s tribute to Chris Peacock, co-founder of
Conference Care, who passed away in 2023.
Members of beam were invited to nominate someone within
their organisation aged 25 or under who made a positive impact in the business
or in the wider community in 2023.
In announcing Ellen as the winner at the recent beam gala
dinner at The Slate at the University of Warwick, Becki Hollis, operations director
of Conference Care, said: “Ellen not only excels in the core values that Chris
believed in, she takes genuine pride in helping and supporting those around
her.
“Her compassion for people and the planet is so effortless
we’re convinced it’s ingrained in her DNA. She has been involved in some
fantastic initiatives to help save the planet, seamlessly merging her passion
and profession to make a positive impact.”
Becki Hollis who was also one of judges for the award, was
joined in assessing the finalists by Robert Kenward at You Search & Select,
Alistair Turner of EIGHTPR.
Ellen was one of four finalists along with Megan Earl of
Hotel and Travel Solutions (HTS), Charlotte Edgley of VBX and Ellie Kean of
Agiito.
Mutimer said: “‘Winning the Chris Peacock Young Champion of
the Year Award was a great surprise. I feel honoured to receive this
recognition and extremely proud to be part of such a progressive and dynamic
industry. I am eagerly looking forward to all the positive changes that are yet
to come.”
