About Us
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Elaine BrownPosition: Director Likes: Bristol City when they're winning, playing tennis, taking Rupert the Westie for walks, country pubs, crisps and biscuits. Dislikes: Bristol City when they're losing, speed cameras, cycling up hills, dark chocolate. Elaine has owned and run In Any Event UK since 1990 and continues to manage a very successful organisation. Prior to setting up her own company Elaine studied tourism and marketing before working in London for an event production company and two major tour operators. Through her meticulous high standards In Any Event UK has won a number of national awards and is now regarded as one of the UK's leading Event Management Companies. She strives to keep the business up to date with the advanced technical standards of e-commerce including Eazybook our on-line booking system. |
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Victoria HancockPosition: Director Likes: Singing, chatting, laughing (generally making noise!), cooking, crafts & being married and a mummy. Dislikes: Jim Davidson, Delia Smith, over ripe bananas, lateness, bridges and pigeons. Victoria co-owns the business and manages all major clients from proposal stage through to the onsite management. She manages the team ensuring all projects are met and carried out within set deadlines and to a high standard that both Elaine & Victoria have put in place. Victoria really enjoys being challenged by event briefs and being creative in her approach. Victoria studied Hospitality and Business Management at the University of Derby before starting her career in hotel management. She then worked for a leading venue finding agency before joining In Any Event UK in 2002. |
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Martin BrownPosition: Project Manager - teambuilding, training and facilitation Likes: Country walks, the sea, golf and long weekends abroad. Dislikes: Endless call centre queuing systems, lorries that drive on the hard shoulder and reality TV. Martin has over fifteen years experience in the design and delivery of events, training programmes and team building activities. He is an accomplished facilitator of both larger conferences and smaller, senior management meetings. He has experience of working across a broad range of sectors including travel, leisure, pharmaceuticals, financial services and legal. He enjoys helping clients develop new and exciting ideas for their events. |
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Laura KetlandPosition: Project Manager - Events Likes: Champagne, chocolate, shopping and Lily my cat. Dislikes: Marmite, rudeness, laziness and Match of the Day. Laura joined In Any Event UK in April 2010 as Project Manager after working at Osborne Clarke Law Firm for over 3 years. Laura has a background in Law studies and has a Diploma in Wedding and Event Management. |
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Nicola HewittPosition: Events and Venues Administrator Likes: Parties, tennis and weekend adventures. Dislikes: Early mornings, traffic and spiders. Nicola joined In Any Event UK in July 2010 and works in the venue finding department as well as assisting with office administration. Nicola graduated from Bath Spa University with a degree in Textile Design for Fashion and Interiors in May 2010. |
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Richard CrockerPosition: Venues Executive Likes: Enjoys travel, music, festivals and playing the guitar. Dislikes: Simon Cowell fronted TV shows and sweetcorn. Richard joined In Any Event UK in February 2011, previously working at Hotelscene where he gained 10 years experience in the hotel, conference and events business. Richard has vast knowledge in managing venue finding throughout the UK and Europe as well as large contract accommodation bookings. |
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RupertPosition: General Dogs Body Likes: Scoffing (especially chicken and ham), sniffing, squirrels, sleeping, walkies, digging and lots of cuddles. Dislikes: The vet, baths, being left on my own Hello my name is Rupert and I am a West Highland Terrier. I haven't got much experience of office administration but I am learning very fast. Apparently they love me in the office as I always keep calm and the others can stroke me if they are feeling stressed. When I get older I hope to be on meet and greet duty on the In Any Event UK exhibition stand as I love saying hello to people especially when they give me a cuddle. |