Paul has championed the Westminster Venue Collection for the best part of almost 20 years of his hospitality industry experience.
Paul was Sales Manager at the Emirates Stadium for Arsenal FC for 3 years, securing corporate clients for Raymond Blanc’s Michelin-star Diamond Club fine dining, high-profile Olympic-themed celebrations, the first E-sports gaming shows, entertaining £3m World Heavyweight Title fights and selling out pitch events.
Returning to London, Paul was Director of Sales & Marketing for 6.5 years, responsible for a £5m turnover across 5 Cavendish Venues. There he recruited and developed sales teams (supportive of HBAA next generation initiatives), implemented key reporting structures, and introduced social enterprise partnerships (such as Foodinate), plus the Venue Booker agency wing.
As Chair of the London City Selection he drove 20% membership growth and achieved £100k business returns for all venue members from organising the most successful annual Familiarisation Trip alone, before handing over to a new Chair and Board in a strong, healthy position.
Previously as a Westminster Venue Collection Board member, he oversaw a rebrand and website development which drove a 30% increase in enquiry levels for all venues, offering strong case studies based on returns on investment. He instigated the incentive strategy as a member benefit to drive business through referrals. Now having achieved first-time returns for Broadway House at Make Venues, Paul has been welcomed back to the WVC Board.