Rose Padmore
With a background in sales, marketing and PR, a lifelong involvement in amateur theatre production and a passion for communication, Rose, who founded OD&V in 2000, prides herself on an accurate planning process and the detailed follow-through of all projects large or small. She has an energy and enthusiasm of above average capacity and the recognised ability to motivate others... Just ask her friends and colleagues!
Madalina Marincas
While studying Event Management in Birmingham, Madalina had the opportunity to work with Rose for OD&V often, which ‘opened the door’ to the conference industry. Now a proud full-time member of the team she grasps how much of her professional development is owed to OD&V. Living for the world of events, Madalina holds a Master with Distinction in Marketing for Events, was a passionate 2012 Olympics Games Maker, enjoys sport and the outdoors, and has a keen interest in organising... everything (mainly others!)
Sarah Brooks
Sarah took up a permanent position in the OD&V team in 2018, having worked with us on an ad-hoc basis since 2014 on several conferences as Exhibitor Co-ordinator. Her background in sales and marketing in a number of industries as well as an educational academy trust is invaluable as Sarah now looks after promoting OD&V as well as the individual clients’ projects. When not in front of a screen, you can find her in the great outdoors. Sarah is a Basic Expedition Leader (BEL) with Silver Navigation, First Aid (indoors and outdoors), and regularly spends her weekends as anExpedition Superviser and Expedition Assessor working with young people as part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Programme.
Clare Beach
As a PCO and Managing Director of Azura Events Limited, Clare is a list Queen, renowned for her hard-working enthusiasm, ‘can do’ attitude and attention to detail, and her clients have come to expect nothing else. Her experience in the conference industry has been spent in both commercial and not-for-profit organisations. Clare was elected to the ABPCO Board 2014 – 2018 and continues to benefit hugely from the professional, relevant networking and sharing of knowledge that being a member of the association provides. Clare is particularly passionate about making events as sustainable as possible and enjoys working with clients and suppliers to come up with creative ideas to reduce the impact of our events on the environment as much as possible.
Steve Pitt
With his over 20 years’ experience and passion for creating credible, visual brands, Steve works closely with OD&V to design, develop and enhance event branding, assisting on a wide range of elements from website brand to event signage. Steve’s passion for graphic design has only one equal: his passion for riding motorcycles!
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