Tuesday May 18, 2004

The rapid growth in events at ExCeL London and new packages offering single points of contact (SPOC) has meant ExCeL London has had to grow its Event Management Team.

Simon Pilling

Simon joined ExCeL London from The Whitbread Brewery where he was an Event Sales Executive working on the Whitbread Book of the Year. Prior to that, Simon worked for Channel 5 in their Sales Research Department and in voluntary positions with charities to gain valuable experience in the industry. He graduated from Exeter University in Maths Statistics and Operational Research.

Says Simon Pilling, Event Manager, ExCeL London: " It's amazing to see the fruits of my dedication and hard work over the past few years pay off and enable me to join such a dynamic team at an amazing venue. It's an exciting time and I'm looking forward to the challenge and a successful future at ExCeL London."

Alan Walsh

Alan joined ExCeL London at the beginning of April from Opex Exhibitions Services as Show Manager. At Opex he was responsible for providing the exhibition contracting services on shows such as the London Boat Shows 2002 & 2003, Plasa, Top Drawer and the DMG Autumn Ideal Home Show. Before Opex, Alan worked for Promus Event Management as Operations Manager, managing their conferences and events in the UK and abroad. Alan is also widely known in the industry for playing the saxophone in the aeo band.

Says Alan Walsh, ExCeL London Event Manager, "ExCeL London offers the opportunity for me to develop within a team that is going from strength to strength and diversifying within this challenging industry."

For more information, please contact Gemma Parkhouse at ExCeL London on 020 7069 4739 or email gemma parkhouse