Meet the team
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Philip Cooksey Managing Director ConventionsPhilipAs Managing Director Conventions, Philip brings a wealth of experience to the conventions team. READ MORE
Philip Cooksey
Managing Director ConventionsPhil Cooksey joined the NEC Group in October 2025. He has over 25 years of experience across hospitality, fitness, media, and entertainment, with a consistent focus on business development, sales leadership, and customer excellence. He has built and led high-performing sales, commercial, and customer success teams across the UK, Europe, and globally. Most recently, leading a worldwide sales and technical solutions team spanning 13 offices from Los Angeles to New York, Barcelona to Beijing.His previous roles include Head of Sales for Technogym, Head of Professional Imaging for Canon, and Managing Director of a film and TV lighting company. Phil’s former company - Disguise - provided the technology behind some of the world’s most iconic visual experiences - including Glastonbury, Coachella, the Sphere in Las Vegas, and the LED façade of the Burj Khalifa. They also supported global tours for artists such as Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Foo Fighters, and U2.
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Allan Boyle General Manager - ConventionsAllanAllan leads on all venue and event operations at the ICC and Vox, whilst also managing conference business at the NEC. READ MORE
Allan Boyle
General Manager - ConventionsAs NEC Group Conventions General Manager, Allan leads on all venue and event operations at the ICC and Vox, whilst also managing conference business at the NEC. Facilitating an ambitious growth strategy for conventions across the venues, his innovative focus continues to push the boundaries of event delivery.
Allan’s previous position with the Group, from 2014-2019, was Director of Event Services of the Group Convention Centres. During that time, Allan significantly progressed event processes at the ICC and was heavily involved in the mobilisation and development of the Vox, which opened in 2015. This position had further dual responsibility, handling operations not only at the ICC and Vox, but also The Convention Centre Dublin (CCD) - which was under the successful management of the Group between 2014-2016.
Prior to his recent positions in Birmingham, Allan held the Catering Director role at the then newly built CCD, where he was tasked with setting up the catering contract and hospitality function. He was promoted into the role of Events Operations Director in 2010 to oversee the full operational delivery of the business.
Allan joined the CCD from the ICC, where over a 14-year period from 1995, he held a variety of positions, acquiring vast and in-depth knowledge about the venue, the region and the events industry.
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Ed Grice Divisional Finance Director – Conventions & ExhibitionsEdEd is responsible for the combined commercial finance team across the NEC, ICC and Vox. READ MORE
Ed Grice
Divisional Finance Director – Conventions & ExhibitionsEd has been with the NEC Group since 2012, joining initially as Commercial Finance Manager for the NEC.
He is a Chartered Accountant with over 15 years post-qualified experience having qualified with PwC in Nottingham, and has previously worked in the leisure sector for Punch Taverns Plc.
In his current role as Divisional Finance Director, Ed is now responsible for the combined commercial finance team across the NEC, ICC and Vox. Ed works in partnership with the Managing Director and senior management teams, providing leadership in the development of strategy and financial plans to deliver on strategic objectives.
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Rebecca Bohemia Sales Director - Account ManagementRebeccaBecky is Sales Director for the Conventions Account Management team, covering the ICC, Vox & NEC. READ MORE
Rebecca Bohemia
Sales Director - Account ManagementPrior to Becky joining the NEC Group, she studied a degree in International Hospitality Management at Oxford Brookes University. She then went on to work in account management at Stoneleigh Park and as Business Development Manager at SACO Apartments where she gained valuable experience in the world of events.
Becky joined the NEC Group as Association Senior Account Manager in 2016. Swiftly after joining she was promoted to Vox Account Director where she thrived for the next 7 years. Today, Becky is Sales Director for the Conventions Account Management team, covering the ICC, Vox & NEC.
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Kelly Moore Sales Director - Conventions AgenciesKellyKelly is Sales Director for Agencies within the Conventions team, developing and working closely with our event agencies, venue READ MORE
Kelly Moore
Sales Director - Conventions AgenciesKelly began her career at the NEC Group in 2006 in a Sales Executive position working with exhibitors focusing on additional Event IT services for their exhibition stands. Following her passion for events she moved over to join the Conference Sales Team as an Account Manager selling the NEC conference suites and had subsequent promotions to Senior Account Manager, Account Director and Senior Account Director where she transitioned into selling the ICC, and Vox along with some of the largest live events that take place at the NEC.
Kelly is now Sales Director for Agencies within the Conventions team, developing and working closely with our event agencies, venue finders and production companies at the NEC, ICC and Vox.
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Emma Peplow
Senior Account Manager
+44 (0)121 644 6179
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Fiona Harrison
Senior Account Manager
+44 (0) 121 644 6180
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Daisy Hamilton
Account Manager
0121 767 2782
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Jamie Aston
Account Manager
07920 389 806
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Rachael Hemingway
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Anna Beedie
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Lucy Millington
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Alexandra Gatland
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Eliza Baran
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Joanne Knight
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Kharie Crooks
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Daniel Barker
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Rebecca Tatman
Event ManagerEvent Manager
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Aaron Croston
Senior Production ManagerSenior Production Manager
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Harry Callaghan
Production ManagerProduction Manager
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Delena Vo
Production ManagerProduction Manager
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Laura Luke
Production ManagerProduction Manager
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Will Gilbert
Production ManagerProduction Manager
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Aaron Johnson-Waters
Executive ChefSenior Head Chef
