Charles Howard, business development & hospitality manager at The British Academy, is the newest and fifth member to join and strengthen the Board at The Westminster Collection.
Responsible for new relationships with event industry organisations and associations that can mutually benefit from partnership or associate agreements, Charles will also develop strategic relationships with the corporate, private and public sector in conjunction with chief executive officer, René Dee, to further support the strong brand already in place. This is in line with The Collection’s Vision,
‘To be recognised as the leading venue marketing collective for business tourism and events in Westminster’.
Charles Howard, passionate about quality, delivery of service, attention to detail and creativity, previously owned his own business, Jalapeno London Limited, an hospitality, catering and events company. Catering on average for 280—300 events per year, with events ranging from £50,000 – £500,000, Charles forged relationships with blue chip clients & high profile leading London venues as well as directing operations and being responsible for the businesses branding, quality and client delivery.
René Dee, chief executive officer of The Westminster Collection comments: “I am delighted to welcome Charles to the Board. His knowledge and experience will be a real asset to us, and the business itself. I look forward to working with him, and supporting his efforts in developing the new relationships he will be seeking to forge.”
The Westminster Collection Board meet four times a year to discuss strategic policy and planning, financial and membership matters, events and external relationship building. The Board also works closely with The Westminster Collection Marketing Committee comprised of dedicated and skilled volunteer members that meets on an ‘as and when required’ basis throughout the year.
The Westminster Collection Board members also include:
René Dee, chairman of the Board at The Westminster Collection and chief executive officer
Michael Sharp, company secretary of The Westminster Collection and managing director of Central Hall Westminster
Allyson Hargreaves, head of business operations at St Martin-in-the-Fields
Nigel Collett, operations director at the Royal Society of Medicine
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Members of The Westminster Collection
76 Portland Place; 116 Pall Mall – Home of the Institute of Directors; BAFTA; Banqueting House; Bateaux London; British Academy; Broadway House; Cavendish Conference Centre; Central Hall Westminster; Chandos House; Church House Conference Centre; Churchill War Rooms; City Inn Westminster; Commonwealth Club; Goring Hotel; Grange Rochester Hotel; HQS Wellington; IET London:Savoy Place; Kent House Knightsbridge, No. 4 Hamilton Place; No.11 Cavendish Square; Naval & Military Club; Number 45 Millbank; One Birdcage Walk; One Great George Street; One Queen Anne’s Gate; One Whitehall Place; One Wimpole Street – Home of the Royal Society of Medicine; Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre; RICS; RSA House; Royal College of Surgeons; Royal Horticultural Halls & Conference Centre; Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA); St Martin-in-the Fields; St. Stephen’s Club; Sixty One Whitehall; The Caledonian Club; The Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel; The Cinnamon Club; The Northumberland; The Private Rooms at 51 Buckingham Gate; The Royal Courts of Justice; The Royal Institution of Great Britain (RIGB); The UK Supreme Court; The Royal Society; Victory Services Club
Associate Members
AQUAPAX; By Word of Mouth; Creative Staging; Custard Communications; Eclipse Presentations; Embassy Magazine; Helix 3d Ltd.; JW Flowers; Lavender Green; Lettice; London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI); London Duck Tours; Myvenues.com; NSN Productions Limited; Picture-U (Photography and Video); Piper Smith Watton LLP; Rhubarb Food Design Co.; Roadstar Expo Limited; SPECTRA; The Admirable Crichton; The Best of Westminster; The Moving Venue Caterers; Thorns Group; Sternberg Clarke
Affiliate Members
Westminster Kingsway College; The Society of London Theatre; The London Apprenticeship Company
The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF)
For further information on The Westminster Collection and its Members, please visit www.thewestminstercollection.co.uk