LONDON–Following another year of success and business growth, the Barbican has appointed Jenny Waller as senior account manager. Waller joins the Barbican’s team of industry experts in a role that will see her support clients through the event sales process while managing a portfolio of some of the venue’s key clients.
Waller joins the Barbican Business Events team from Park Plaza Hotels, where she held roles focused on the whole of the event cycle.
Oliver Hargreaves, who leads the sales team at the Barbican says, “Jenny will be a real asset to the team. She has the perfect balance of enthusiasm, experience and desire to succeed. The last year has seen our team deliver fantastic sales as we have gone from strength to strength. I look forward to the impact Jenny will have on our future success.”
The Barbican is one of the world’s leading conference and international arts venues. Located in the City of London, it is capable of holding meetings from 10-2,000 delegates in its fully equipped concert hall, theatres, conference suites and boardrooms. Barbican Business Events brings together the venue’s expertise in the arts and corporate meetings. More than 1.1 million people attend Barbican events annually, hundreds of artists and performers are featured, and more than 300 staff work onsite. The architecturally renowned center opened in 1982 and comprises the Barbican Hall, the Barbican Theatre, the Pit, Cinemas One, Two and Three, Barbican Art Gallery, a second gallery The Curve, foyers and public spaces, a library, Lakeside Terrace, a glasshouse conservatory, conference facilities and three restaurants. The City of London Corporation is the founder and principal funder of the Barbican Centre. For more info, visit http://www.barbican.org.uk/.
