nec groupA group of companies providing:• World Class Venue Management• International Support Services

Bringing live to lifetm

Creating destinations of the future, helping customers make every moment count.

Our people and our brands connect each part of the live experience through venues, content, services and data.

We create unforgettable live experiences.

WORLD CLASS VENUE MANAGEMENT

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES

Bringing live to lifetm

The UK’s largest exhibition venue with 182,000 sqm of covered exhibition space and 20 interconnecting halls

The NEC is the UK’s number one venue with over 500 events in total held in 2013/14

Up to 2.1 million visitors each year to the UK’s No1 venue

Complete connectivity to the national transport infrastructure

NEC PIAZZA

NEC PIAZZA

One of Europe’s premier conference and meeting venues

Conference, banqueting and exhibition facilities in the heart of Birmingham

10 halls and 10 executive meeting rooms

Hosts more than 350 events and welcomes over 300,000 delegates every year

Ireland’s first purpose-built convention centre, opened in September 2010

22 multi-functional, flexible rooms suitable for meetings, conferences and exhibitions

Winner of 25 industry awards

Hosts more than 200 events and welcomes over 250,000 delegates every year

The Vox Conference Centre at Resorts World Birmingham will open in 2015

The Vox will be managed by the experienced ICC team

Five fully flexible meeting suites and can accommodate anything from two to 900 delegates.

A unique and attractive offering for the conference market

The Conference CentreAt Resorts World Birmingham

One of the leading entertainment venues in the world

Hosts world class music, sport and comedy events

Total capacity of 15,683 welcoming up to 900,000 visitors per year

Unique customer experience through Forum Live

International acts who’ve played the Genting Arena include Beyoncé, Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac and Billy Joel

More than just the main event

NEC ARENA

GENTING ARENA

Multi-purpose venue hosting world class music, sport, comedy and family events

Total capacity of 15,829 welcoming up to 1 million visitors per year

As part of the NEC Group’s partnership with Barclaycard, the NIA was launched as the Barclaycard Arena on the 2nd December 2014 following its eighteen-month £26 million refurbishment.

The beating heart of Birmingham

Creating the ultimate audience and customer experience

Commercial Partnership with Barclaycard

Increased audience capacity of 15,892 and 6,000 sqm of new floorspace

Destination development including retailing

The beating heart of Birmingham

NIA BIRMINGHAM

NIA BIRMINGHAM

Leading UK ticket retailer, using intelligent data segmentation and analytics to sell more than 2.3 million tickets a year

Working with global promoters in sport, music, entertainment and exhibitions, The Ticket Factory combines e-commerce with real customer service to deliver the sale

Where great experiences begin...

Amadeus is the NEC Group’s retail, conference and banqueting, and hospitality caterer.

Amadeus has almost 40 years’ experience catering for the NEC Group’s 4 million visitors, at more than 750 events a year.

With more than 600 staff, including 75 chefs, the Amadeus team has won more than 650 awards for quality and innovation in catering.

In addition to the NEC Group’s four home venues, Amadeus currently operates at over 15 major ‘meet’ and ‘visit’ external events and venues.

amplify is the hospitality brand for the NEC Group venues and further afield

Offers everything from exclusive membership to one-off VIP experiences, including fine dining and exclusive seats

Gives individuals or companies the chance to amplify their live experience

Working to bring arenas, stadia, conference & convention centres and exhibition halls to life

Delivering tailored venue management packages, from pre-build consultancy to full venue management

Services include catering, marketing, commercial rights, research and more

Drawing upon the team’s expertise to syndicate shows and productions around the UK and Europe

Specialist support including routing, marketing, insight, public relations, commercial services, sponsorship and ticketing

Successful worked with Belgian-based Music Hall, to bring the Peter Pan Arena Tour to the UK

Specialist, media and sponsorship consultancy for live events

Works with some of the biggest and most established brands across international, regional and venue initiatives (including the NEC, the ICC, Genting Arena, the Barclaycard Arena, Haymarket exhibitions, National Arena Association, Disney on Ice, Crufts, Music Hall, Raymond Gubbay and leading associations)

Develops incremental event revenue streams through media sales and sponsorship strategies

The brands that represent the NEC Group are uniquely different – our group values are what unite us as one amazing team. Our four values apply to every part of the business and focus us on everything we do.

SPIRITWe have a hunger and determination to compete and to deliver results. We look to get the most out of every opportunity for us and our customers.

TEAMWORKWe all work together, putting our heart and soul into our jobs. We take our share of the collective responsibility to deliver to each other and our customer.

ENERGISEWe bring live events to life and make it happen, every time. We work hard but have fun doing it. We look for ways to do things differently when change is needed.

CUSTOMERCustomers are why we are here – every one of them matters. We strive to make every customer experience a great one so that they will want to come back.

From live entertainment, sports events, key business conferences, exhibitions and award-winning food we’ve been bringing live to lifetm for more than 35 years. Here’s a quick overview:

1975

NEC’s first seven halls were completed

1991

ICC officially opened by HM Queen Elizabeth II

1998

ICC was the focal point for the G8 summit meeting of world leaders

2011

NEC Group International wins Convention Centre Dublin Management Contract

2014

The Barclaycard Arena was officially launched by global superstar Michael Buble

Completion of the NEC Arena - first event was a concert by rockers Queen

1980

NIA officially opened by the athlete, Linford Christie

1991

The Ticket Factory established - evolving from the NEC, the LG Arena, the NIA and the Group’s box offices

2007

NEC Group Catering offically launched as Amadeus, catering for major leisure and international sporting events

2011

Building works began on the ICC - it took 4 years and 5 months to complete at a total cost of £200m, of which £49.7m was funded by the European Council

1984

The LG Arena was re-branded as the Genting Arena in a new long term partnership

2015

Genting UK’s leisure and entertainment complex, Resorts World is set to open at the NEC in 2015

2015

BIRMINGHAM

York

Hull

Lincoln

SheffieldLiverpool

Chester

Manchester

Stoke-on-Trent NottinghamDerby

Peterborough

Worcester

Hereford

Warwick

OxfordGloucester

Leicester

NorthamptonCambridge

London

Southampton

Exeter

Swansea

Cardiff Bristol

Preston

Shrewsbury

Solihull

BradfordLeeds

The NEC Group is a significant driver of the economies of Birmingham, Solihull and the broader region. Employing 1,000 people on a permanent basis, and with a further 800 casual workers, the NEC Group delivers a £2 billion annual impact on the regional economy and supports 29,000 full-time equivalent jobs

BIRMINGHAM

York

Hull

Lincoln

SheffieldLiverpool

Chester

Manchester

Stoke-on-Trent NottinghamDerby

Peterborough

Worcester

Hereford

Warwick

OxfordGloucester

Leicester

NorthamptonCambridge

London

Southampton

Exeter

Swansea

Cardiff Bristol

Preston

Shrewsbury

Solihull

BradfordLeeds

Direct access to the UK motorway network, sitting within a two hour drive time of almost 40 per cent of the UK’s population.

Birmingham International train station and Birmingham New Street station are at the centre of the railway network.

Birmingham will be the first city to benefit from the next wave of proposed UK high-speed railway investment, reducing travel time to London to 49 mins only.

Birmingham Airport is undergoing long-term development plans, which will offer access to new international customer markets.

The NEC Group’s venues are well placed in the heart of England with exceptional connectivity via road, rail and air

• A £94 billion regional economy for Birmingham

• Air, road and rail connections provide access to 400 million people across Europe

• £33.5 million tourists visited the city in 2011

• The most visited English city outside London for European visitors

• With £2.43 billion expenditure in 2010, Birmingham remains in the top three most popular places to shop in the UK

• 143 direct connections from Birmingham Airport

• Creative industries are growing faster in Birmingham than anywhere else in the country; there are over 5800 creative businesses in Birmingham employing around 34,000 local people

By the end of 2015 - a significant year for Birmingham - the city will have a £600 million redeveloped transport hub in New Street station, a £65 million runway extension at Birmingham Airport, the largest public library in the UK and High Speed Rail is expected to be on the statute books. Added to this, major retail investments including a £100 million John Lewis store and the £150 million leisure and entertainment complex at the NEC, Resorts World Birmingham. Birmingham is a city with ambition, drive, energy and ideas – and as its plans for 2015 show, it is now one of the most attractive cities in Europe to do business. There are many reasons to believe in Birmingham’s success and its plans for the future.

STRONGEST GROWTH IN ECONOMIC OUTPUT

Between 2012 and 2013 (latest available data) Birmingham’s workplace based Gross Value Added grew by 6% - more than double the UK

rate of 1.6%.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) GVA data

MORE FOR-EIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) THAN ANY OTHER REGION

77 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects were attracted to the Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP (GBSLEP) area in 2014 – up by 57% on 2013 and the highest of all the LEP areas. The area also created the most jobs – a total of 4,841 - a 98% increase on the previous year.

Source: UKTI

MOST ENTRE-PRENEURIAL UK CITY OUT-SIDE LONDON

18,337 new businesses were registered in Birmingham during 2014 – an increase of over 2,000 on the previous year, and more than any other city outside the capital.

Source: StartUp Britain analysis of Companies House data

LEADING EX-PORT PERFOR-MANCE

At £21 billion to date in 2014 (Jan-Sept) exports from the West Midlands have been the second highest in the country behind only the South East – and higher than London. In 2013 the West Midlands reduced its balance of trade deficit by nearly £6 billion, the biggest reduction of any region.

Source: HM Revenue & Customs Trade data, 2012/13

STRONGEST GROWTH IN INTERNATION-AL TOURISM

Between 2012 and 2013 Birmingham saw an increase of nearly 230,000 (32%) in the number of international visits – the strongest growth in the country in absolute terms and more than all other core cities put together.

Source: ONS International Passenger Survey

BETER QUALITY OF LIFE

Birmingham was ranked as having the highest quality of life of any UK city outside of London in 2013. In 51st place in the world rankings the city was ahead of Glasgow (54th), Aberdeen (56th) and Belfast (63rd).

Source: Mercer Quality of Life Index

BEST EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ANFD HIGHEST QUALITY SCHOOLS

In 2013 Birmingham had the highest proportion of pupils achieving at least 5 GCSEs at grades A*-C including English and Maths of all the English core cities. Birmingham also had the highest proportion of local authority run schools receiving an ‘outstanding’ OFSTED inspection rating.

Sources: Department for Education, OFSTED

MOST POPULAR DESTINATION OUTSIDE THE SOUTH EAST FOR PEOPLE RELOCATING OUT OF LONDON

In 2013 5,480 people relocated from London to Birmingham, well ahead of its nearest rivals, suggesting that affordable housing, good quality of life and relative proximity to London are all making Birmingham a particularly attractive proposition.

Source: ONS Internal Migration Statistics

MOST POPULAR CONFERENCE AND EVENT DESTINATION

In 2014 Birmingham was the most popular conference and event destination in the UK outside London.

Source: British Meetings & Events Industry Survey 2014/15

FASTEST GROWING CITY

Between 2003 and 2013 Birmingham’s population increased by nearly 96,000 – well ahead of its nearest rival. Birmingham is also the youngest major city in Europe and has seen the fastest growth in numbers of under 25’s of any UK city outside London.

Source: ONS population mid year estimates

Source: Marketing Birmingham

Birmingham’s New Street station is currently undergoing a £600 million redevelopment which will see its annual passenger capacity increase to 52 million a year and transform the hub of the nation’s rail network into a spectacular 21st century transport hub.

The redevelopment of New Street will bring an estimated £200 million of private sector investment into Birmingham and the West Midlands.

The first stage of the proposed High Speed 2 (HS2) rail link from London to the north, would bring Birmingham to within 49 minutes of the capital.

The Chancellor believes the £17billion project is a vital piece of transport infrastructure for the UK that will initially create 10,000 construction jobs, followed by 8,000 permanent jobs in and around Birmingham itself.

HS2 is expected to have a GDP impact of £5.2 billion (present value) across a 60 year period from the time of implementation of the route.

A £65million runway extension at Birmingham Airport opened in 2014, making it a truly global gateway.

Birmingham Airport currently provides access to 126 direct destinations across Europe, North America and Asia and handles 8.5 million passengers a year. The runway extension will increase this to an estimated 18 million passengers flying to an increased number of long haul destinations.

Located in Birmingham’s Centenary Square,  the Library is expected to attract over three million visitors a year.

Designed by Dutch architects Mecanoo, the ten-level Library has transformed the city’s library services and become a major cultural destination.

At 31,000 sq. metres it is around 20% larger than the old Central Library building and is the largest public library in Europe.

John Lewis has announced a £100 million store for Birmingham, a symbol of how the city is attracting post-recession investment.

The 250,000 square feet department store located alongside Birmingham’s New Street station redevelopment will be one of John Lewis’ largest department stores outside London.

Will create 900 new jobs for the wider economy, including 650 jobs at the department store.

PAUL THANDICHIEF EXECUTIVE

KATHRYN JAMESMANAGING DIRECTOR NEC

KEITH MARRIOTTGROUP GENERAL COUNSEL

STUART CAINMANAGING DIRECTOR COMMERCIAL MARKETING

JANE JARVISHUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

PHIL MEADMANAGING DIRECTOR ARENAS

NICK WAIGHTMANAGING DIRECTOR GROUP CONVENTION CENTRES

JOHN HORNBYCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

EXECUTIVE BOARD STRUCTURE >

KEVIN WATSONMANAGING DIRECTOR AMADEUS

PAUL THANDICHIEF EXECUTIVE

As Chief Executive I lead the Executive Board of the UK’s largest and most high profile venue management company.

The NEC Group delivers more than £2 billion of economic investment to the West Midlands and supports over 29,000 full-time equivalent jobs. This brings with it a great deal of responsibility and I am charged with overseeing the work and commitment required to build upon this.

Since becoming Chief Executive in October 2006 I have worked tirelessly to create a positive culture across the NEC Group, with a strong responsibility to customers, visitors, communities and the wider region.

Prior to becoming Chief Executive I spent 18 months as the NEC Group’s Commercial Director, during which time I was responsible for delivering the largest haul of new business in any one year in the company’s history.

I am proud to represent the NEC Group on the board of Marketing Birmingham; I am also Chair of Birmingham and Solihull Employment and Skills Board and I am Vice President of Solihull Chamber of Commerce.

JOHN HORNBYCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

I have been Chief Operating Officer of the NEC Group since January 2006, which came three years after joining the company in 2003 as Group Finance Director.

My role is broad, encompassing Finance, Procurement, IT, Health & Safety, HR, Marketing Services, Legal and Property. I am proud to say that I am part of the team that has transformed the culture of the business.

I started my career as a chartered accountant, training with PricewaterhouseCoopers and working in their London and Birmingham offices before moving into the retail sector where my work included various financial and planning roles at Barclays Retail, plus eighteen months at Halfords as Head of Finance. Immediately before joining the NEC Group, I held the roles of Commercial Director and then MD of Boots.com.

KATHRYN JAMESMANAGING DIRECTOR, NEC

In July 2007 I was appointed Managing Director of the National Exhibition Centre.

I stepped into my role from London Luton Airport, where I was Managing Director. I moved from being an acquisition accountant in 1996 to Managing Director of London Luton - the fifth largest UK airport - in nine years, where I was responsible for an operation handling nearly 10 million passengers every year. I was extremely proud to be awarded a Doctorate from Bedfordshire University for my achievements to the region.

I am responsible for the strategic direction of the NEC - increasing revenue and profitability through the identification of market opportunities, developing existing business and building strong relationships within the industry and with key stakeholders. In addition, I am heading up “Destination NEC”, a concept that is seeking to create a true destination at the NEC.

I am a Governor at Birmingham Metropolitan College and also at King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy in Birmingham.

JANE JARVISHUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

I am the Human Resources Director, a challenging role that involves managing the needs of the NEC Group’s 1,000 permanent staff, as well as 800 casual workers.

I have a wealth of experience in human resources, built from brands including McDonald’s, British Gas and the Automobile Association (AA). I joined the NEC Group from Craegmoor, a care provider that employs 5,500 people across 250 locations in the UK, where I worked in several HR roles, culminating as Human Resources Director.

Managing a team of 25, I oversee all human resource aspects of the Group, including learning and development, pensions, payroll and occupational health and safety.

In my role as HR Director, I am responsible for working with the business to create an environment where individuals grow and develop, are motivated to succeed and are rewarded for their efforts, which all combine to ensure that we continue to be seen as an attractive and exciting place to work.

KEITH MARRIOTTGROUP GENERAL COUNSEL

My role as Group General Counsel involves the provision of all legal advice to the NEC Group including advice relating to corporate and commercial matters; customer and supplier agreements; joint ventures and other new launches; Intellectual Property Rights; managing litigation and the selection, appointment and management of external legal advisors, together with the provision of strategic advice relating to the business. I am also responsible for safety, health and environmental issues within the business overseeing a team of eight health and safety professionals.

I joined the NEC Group in 2007 from Christian Salvesen, a European logistics solutions company, where I was Commercial Legal Director. Before joining Christian Salvesen, I worked for Hammonds LLP having qualified as a solicitor in 1999 following 14 years in the Royal Army Medical Corps.

NICK WAIGHTMANAGING DIRECTOR, GROUP CONVENTION CENTRES

I have worked within the NEC Group since 1989 progressing through the ranks, giving me an understanding of the exceptional challenges presented at every level of the business. When I joined the business the ICC was about to open and I was heavily involved in the pre-opening activity. Initially responsible for developing key corporate business, I soon acquired major key accounts with blue chip companies such as Peugeot, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

I spent time as Sales Manager, Division Director and Director of the ICC before assuming my current position as Managing Director Group Convention Centres in 2006, which gave me responsibility for the International Convention Centre and an increasing role in providing strategic consultancy to other convention centre projects. I was appointed Chief Executive of the Convention Centre Dublin in April 2007, which opened its doors in September 2010. Currently I am managing the team to deliver the successful launch of the Vox Conference Centre at Resorts World Birmingham overseeing design, development and operational mobilisation ahead of its opening in 2015.

I am looking forwards to building on our experience of managing successful events to further establish us as the leading conference provider in the UK.

PHIL MEADMANAGING DIRECTOR ARENAS

Being responsible for the operation and development of the NEC Group’s arenas is a hugely challenging and rewarding role. When I was appointed MD in 2007 I had more than 25 years of experience to draw upon at some of the UK’s biggest event venues, including SECC, G-MEX in Manchester and Cardiff’s International Arena.

I am responsible for overseeing the operation and development of the Genting Arena, Barcalycard Arena and Memoryhaus.

I have also played a part in the formation of NEC Group International, which is developing worldwide opportunities in venue management.

KEVIN WATSONMANAGING DIRECTOR AMADEUS

I joined Amadeus in July 2011 as Group Operations Director, having spent over 20 years in the industry in retail and contract catering, specialising in business transformation, with marked success in launching new brands. I became Managing Director of Amadeus in 2012. Amadeus is a truly scalable business and growing rapidly. The company’s core skills are providing quality and innovation and delivering real growth to our clients’ business and to our own.

I am responsible for the strategic and commercial direction of all aspects of the Amadeus business, both at the NEC Group home venues, and all of our external venues and events.

STUART CAINMANAGING DIRECTOR, COMMERCIAL MARKETING

I joined the NEC Group Executive Board in November 2012 as Managing Director of Commercial Marketing.

I oversee national ticket agency, The Ticket Factory, as well as Eight Feet Tall, a media and sponsorship agency for the live events industry. As Managing Director, my aim is to continue the on-going success of these brands and help them to become leaders within their respective industries.

During my time at the NEC Group, I have also managed marketing, media and sponsorship strategies across the business and played an important role in securing Barclaycard’s partnership with the then named NIA, which helped kick-start the £26 million redevelopment.

My career spans across marketing, media, commercial affairs and e-commerce for the sport, leisure, music, entertainment and drinks industries. I have worked around the world for brands including WPP’s Mindshare, Rangers FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, and Molson Coors and Bass PLC.

My knowledge of ticketing, e-commerce and online media will help continue the success of The Ticket Factory, which now sells over 2 million tickets per annum. This comes in addition to my marketing, advertising and PR agency experience, which will prove imperative to the success of Eight Feet Tall.