Rachel Parker

Rachel began her career at Montgomery Exhibitions, where she spent six years learning the role of an organiser within the Art Fairs team, and developing into an operations manager for a number of key exhibitions held at leading UK and US venues.

Crossing over into venue operations she joined Earls Court & Olympia in 1994 where, over 18 years, her career took her from Event Manager to Group Halls Director with responsibility for all customer facing and operational departments.

Following a short break, Rachel returned to the event industry, taking on the role of AEV Director, where she has developed member engagement opportunities for its members. These have included the launch of the AEV Conference, the Chair’s Dinner, and the creation of new working groups that are the heartbeat of the association. In recent years Rachel has been at the forefront of government liaison representing the industry during the pandemic and continues to lobby to gain both support and recognition for the business events sector.

Throughout her career Rachel has deployed her strong leadership, administrative, inter-personal and commercial skills to great effect, also demonstrating expertise in budget preparation and control. Rachel is  an experienced and highly respected venue and event operator with a proven record of success within large scale facilities.

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