Event professional Scott Rooney-Ashby has joined Hawthorn as account director to support the development of new and existing business for the company’s award-winning live event technical production service.

Formerly head of account management at mclcreate, Scott’s 20-year career has taken him through various roles from a technical project manager through to his current role as account director at Hawthorn.

Scott’s extensive experience includes responsibility for retaining and developing UK, European and International key accounts from all sectors, working with prestigious corporate clients including Royal Mail, JTI (Japan Tobacco International), RBS, Network Rail and the Olympic Delivery Authority. His expertise ranges from delivering conferences and award dinners through to large scale events within the Olympic Stadium, The Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi and the US.

Scott said: “I’m thrilled to have joined the Hawthorn team at such an exciting time for the company, which has seen eye-catching growth over recent years. It’s clear over the short time I’ve been with the business that I’ll be working with a team of talented, experienced and dedicated technical event professionals and I’m very much looking forward to working with them to deliver incredible events for existing and new clients.”

Simon Wood, group director of projects at Hawthorn said: “We’re delighted to welcome Scott to the team. With his in-depth experience of working across delivery, project and creative teams, Scott knows how to create truly memorable experiences for his clients and shares Hawthorn’s commitment to working collaboratively every step of the way to deliver amazing results.”

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