Paul Fathers

UK/Overseas sales incentives, Exhibition stand creation/logistics, Product launches, Conferences, Technology Hubs, Partner sales awards, Gala Dinners, Experiences, Vendor incentive marketing campaigns, HP Inc - US based product training/incentive programmes - Texas/Colorado. •Event lead, and producer for a highly innovative channel marketing agency working with marketing development funds to achieve maximum ROI for a range of high-profile IT organisations, Including HP Inc and HPE as a contracted channel marketing, and event agency. •Collaborating closely with a senior marketing team,in-house creative,and digital teams on initial conception, creation and production proposals, achieving objectives for a range of events located within UK,EMEA, US. •The events targeted key multi-tiered partners, buyers and wholesale distribution companies, resulting in increased vendor sales year on year within key verticals including PC, Print, Servers and Data storage. •Control of multiple mid-large scale budgets, creative proposal writing, pitching, back end web delegate registration, digital storybook, briefing digital/social media content, design concepts, execution, de-brief and ROI analysis. •Building close relationships with key IT stakeholders, including regular project briefings, strategy, and milestone briefings throughout project conception to completion, and post event evaluation. •Planning, and control of all event travel logistics, ground handling - product shipments, AV, venue logistics, on-site management, and venue contract negotiations within UK, and overseas, achieving key partner relationships. •Created In-house designed themed branding concepts, promotional tech, clothing, and merchandise solutions. •Managing an in-house team, and on-site operational teams at multiple events. •I consistently succeeded targets and improved revenue streams via strategic partner relationships, increasing overall turnover, and profits year on year.

Imagination, London office – Shell PMTDR Paris sales rewards event •Project lead - Responsible for ground/travel logistics for 1400 passengers from 42 countries into Westin Hotel Paris for a prestigious worldwide annual sales awards in May 2015. •GDS – Sabre Group flights, international, domestic ticketing and ground transportation. •CVENT event registration and integrated flight reservation capturing. Liaising with operations coordinator, reporting per country, enabling passenger tracking for ground transportation logistics. •Managing a small project team on delivery •Budget management circa £1.2 million, full project reconciliation and client de-brief.

•Providing leadership, and operational requirements for global meeting, incentive, conference and event requirements for high-profile clients in multiple industries, while offering creative solutions, cost effective options and maintaining high profit margins, utilising key company supplier relationships, partners, hotel chains, venues and overseas office location resources. •Successful end-to-end delivery from conception to completion, forgingrelationships with clients, suppliers, DMC,s, site inspections, themes, set-up, themes, banqueting, and AV requirements. •Worked onsite, remotely and in-house, while maintaining regular client/supplier meetings on progress and budget, while monitoring and maintaining key deadlines and adhering to the client SLA. •Used effective marketing strategy via marketing department through management of various channels including social media platforms for upcoming events, and participant mailers. •Established a comprehensive and sound portfolio of suppliers, destinations, venues, and travel partners including airlines, ground transport handlers, and familiarisation trips. •Maintained a calendar of events for effective long-term planning and management. •Carried out full budget reconciliation and management information reporting for clients. •Full management of all travel logistics, including individual and group flight contract coordination via Galileo GDS reservation system

Accommodation, travel logistics and hospitality packages •Strategic marketing planning, and implementation. •Sourced, and contracted hotels located in close proximity to rugby world cup stadiums •Proposal writing, tailoring official spectator ticketing packages, and itineraries. •Handling VIP group hospitality arrangements, including private banqueting set ups. •Arranging group flight logistics including private airline charters. •Coordinated ground transportation logistics. •Budget management and management information reporting of around circa £1.8 million.

Event Manager – Block Accommodation contracts, travel logistics and hospitality packages •Liaising with the marketing team on promotion, and targeting key client base. •Proposal writing and tailoring official spectator ticketing packages. •Managing a small project team on delivery •Accommodation contracting for the hotel programme, and rooming lists located Glasgow. •Organised additional local excursions such as whisky distillery tours, educational tours, sightseeing tours, and golf hospitality packages. •Compiling, producing and contracting 400+ packages with a budget of circa £1.4 million. Project Manager – Commonwealth Games flight programme •Fare benchmarking, proposals for senior members of the Olympic Committee including athletes and technical officials for all Commonwealth countries participating in the games. •Coordinating, contracting and ticketing net fares for circa 800 flights for teams and officials using Galileo GDS system. •Coordinating reservations for the official TV host broadcaster (SVGTV) flights - budgeting, and contracting circa 2000 flights with a budget of £650K into Glasgow from multiple hubs. •Managing a small project team on delivery, and reconciliation of the project. •Maximised margins through group net air fares where possible.

•Providing leadership, and operational requirement global meeting, incentive, conference and event requirements for high-profile clients in multiple industries, while offering creative solutions, cost effective options and maintaining high profit margins, utilising key company supplier relationships, partners, hotel chains, venues and overseas office locations and resources. •Successful end-to-end delivery from conception to completion, forgingrelationships with clients, suppliers, DMC,s, site inspections, themes, set-up, themes, banqueting, and AV requirements. •Worked onsite, remotely and in-house, while maintaining regular client/ supplier meetings on progress and budget, while monitoring and maintaining key deadlines and adhering to the clients SLA. •Used effective marketing strategy via marketing department through management of various channels including social media platforms for upcoming events, and participant mailers. •Established a comprehensive and sound portfolio of suppliers, destinations, venues, and travel partners including airlines, ground transport handlers, and familiarisation trips. •Maintained a calendar of events for effective long-term planning and management. •Carried out full budget reconciliation and management information reporting for clients. •Full management of all travel logistics, including individual and group flight contract coordination via Galileo GDS reservation system.