NEC Group
Melanie Smith CBE is the Chief Executive Officer at NEC Group. Melanie also holds positions such as Remco Chair and NED at SSE plc, Deputy Chair at Sadler's Wells, and Founder of Mokaraka Trust. Melanie is an Advisory Board Member at Manaia Limited and has previously served as the Chief Executive Officer at Ocado Retail Ltd. Melanie has a background in strategy development, mergers, and integrations, with a focus on the consumer goods sector. Melanie holds an MBA from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management.
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NEC Group
The NEC Group is one of the world's top venue management companies, with world-class expertise in venue and destination management. It operates the NEC, the ICC, the Vox Conference Venue, Resorts World Arena and Utilita Arena Birmingham. It also manages a range of support services, namely, national ticketing agency, The Ticket Factory; hospitality brand, Amplify; and award-winning caterer, Amadeus. The NEC Group has been bringing Live to Life© for over 40 years. Every year, around seven million people come together at over 750 events at the NEC Group’s venues to learn, do business and be entertained. In the digital age, live content is as powerful as ever. The NEC Group delivers a rich stream of engaging content hosted in world-renowned venues with award-winning services that combine to provide memorable experiences that reunite audiences year after year.