The SITE GB board has announced that Deborah Crosswell and Joe O’Connell will be stepping up to the role of co-presidents in 2025. They will take over from Anthony Kelly and Leigh Butterfield who will stand down at the end of 2024 but remain on the board as immediate past presidents. Since January 2023, the chapter has been led by co-presidents Kelly and … Read More
In the spotlight: Joe O’Connell
In our latest spotlight interview, we chat to the newest member of the SITE GB Board, Black Book CEO, Joe O’Connell. Joe started his events career at Lynton Cooper, and has stayed agency side ever since, including roles at W&O Events and Reed & Mackay, and a stint at First Event setting up the agency’s London office as client services … Read More
Young Leaders Spotlight: Max Simpkins
We chat to Max Simpkins, SITE GB’s newest board member, and director of the Young Leaders (YL) Committee, about the benefits of being involved in SITE, his plans to grow, promote and reconnect the young leaders community in 2022, his new job, and much more… Max recently joined Apex Hotels as MICE Sales Director, having spent the past five years … Read More
In the spotlight: Caroline Lumgair Wiseman
With two decades of experience as the founder of Eventful, a global venue sourcing and event management agency, Caroline Lumgair Wiseman is a respected leader in the incentives and events industry. Eventful Limited was acquired by Aeorema Communications Plc in early 2020 and Caroline remains as managing director of the agency which now offers a broader spectrum of strategic communications … Read More
In the spotlight: Fiona McGrory
A dedicated SITE supporter and member of the incentive travel community, Fiona McGrory has been on the SITE GB board many years, including two years as chapter president in 2015 and 2016, making her one of the longest serving members of the board. Fiona has been working in the hotel industry since she was 16, starting with a work experience … Read More
In the spotlight: Anthony Kelly
A self-confessed marketing geek and SITE’s 2019 member of the year, Anthony Kelly started his marketing career about as far away from the world of events and incentives as you could get – in heavy engineering and logistics. After a move from Scotland to London, he took a marketing role at incentive specialist agency Penguins, where he discovered he had … Read More