Meet the team

Jenny Axtmann
Project Manager

Jenny Axtmann

Project Manager

I have a drive and passion for events having worked both client and agency side managing national roadshows, brand activations, conferences and high-profile press events and product launches for sectors including telecoms and luxury retail. As a project manager at TTA, I now lead on a variety of international pharmaceutical events such as congresses, product launches, advisory boards and investigator meetings. I endeavor to go above and beyond client expectations and deliver outstanding experiences each and every time.

Dominic Bemrose
Business Devt Director

Dominic Bemrose

Business Devt Director

With a 20 year background in event management and creative production for leading agencies, I love being part of organisations that strive to stay ahead of the curve. Looking beyond the obvious in event experience underpins TTA’s approach and as part of my role I implement business strategy, oversee account management and look for new opportunities in this ever changing industry. I am happiest when helping to develop a client so we are not just an agency but a partner in their business.

Katie Caldwell
Events Director

Katie Caldwell

Events Director

I head up event services and work with the board to shape our event strategy and ensure best practices are applied company-wide.
I’ve loved the sheer variety of projects I’ve run across industry sectors such as food technology and healthcare, and being a speaker of both French and Spanish comes in handy when dealing with our global clients and suppliers. I’m fanatical about building enduring client relationships, and continually refreshing our collective event skills, processes and spirit of innovation – all of which helps to keep TTA at the forefront of global event management.

Katherine Crawford
Project Manager

Katherine Crawford

Project Manager

As soon as I joined TTA in 2005, I was excited to be working amid such a professional, vibrant and enthusiastic team. Today, as an Account Manager, I deliver all sorts of events from concept to completion, for clients including healthcare companies, publishing houses and professional associations. I love scouting round trade shows to discover the latest event technologies, especially emerging innovations in delegate registration and event apps that we can subsequently apply to compelling effect for our clients.

Jane Farrell
Marketing Director

Jane Farrell

Marketing Director

I combine a background in global PR and communications programmes with a long tenure here at TTA, where I focus on business planning, proposal development and marketing. Our clients deserve the highest quality service, so I work with our in-house teams and partners to ensure we collectively immerse ourselves in our clients’ business, mobilise our best thinking and implement strong, relevant event solutions. I also populate the TTA radar with the latest industry news, developments and thinking, to inform the ongoing development of our services and processes.

Claire Gibson
Project Assistant

Claire Gibson

Project Assistant

I joined TTA armed with 9 years' experience in marketing and events across several sectors including financial services and insurance. My expertise spans a wide variety of projects from roadshows and conferences to exhibitions, incentives, virtual meetings and incentives. Being part of a busy project team delivering global events for leading international companies is exciting and I love applying my skills and experience to delivering customer and internal events that surpass expectations.

Aimée Gill
Design Studio Manager

Aimée Gill

Design Studio Manager

Having originally qualified in art, design and media, I broke into event management over ten years ago and have never looked back. Today, as Design Studio Manager at TTA, I combine my creative flair with my domain knowledge of events management to come up with innovative concepts that will wow our clients from idea to execution. I’m also on an ongoing quest to seek out the best partners in the field, and continually benchmark our suppliers for creativity, quality and value.

Hayley Gould
Senior Project Manager

Hayley Gould

Senior Project Manager

No two days are ever the same in global event management and after 15 years in the industry I am still excited by the challenge and excitement of building relationships and getting my teeth into large events for our great clients. With a background in managing pharmaceutical and corporate projects both agency and hotel side, I am resourceful and driven to look beyond the obvious in delivering exceptional events with the TTA team and improving the client and participant experience time after time.

Dana Gray
Project Assistant

Dana Gray

Project Assistant

With a degree in event and experience design, plus seven years in events, hospitality, production, marketing and communications, I am excited by all aspects of the industry and the importance of creativity in making each project better than the last. I manage global client projects with a great TTA team and always love to think outside the box to find the best solution to their brief. I am always striving to learn and improve in our mission to deliver the gold standard delegate and client experiences.

Abbie Hanton
Project Manager

Abbie Hanton

Project Manager

I bring a combination of fresh perspectives, enthusiasm and experience in a variety of customer service roles to the mix. As part of a busy account team organising international events for major corporate clients, my role is incredibly varied. I’m particularly interested in delivering an exceptional delegate experience and exceeding client expectations time after time.

Lucie Harris
Senior Project Manager

Lucie Harris

Senior Project Manager

Before joining TTA in early 2014, I spent a decade in international TV and media production for organisations like the BBC, Google and the Discovery Channel. The skills and capabilities I cultivated through managing large scale, high-profile projects, talent and crew have been readily transferrable to TTA and the demands of complex global event management. As a Senior Project Manager, I look after a range of international clients from the healthcare and food sectors.

Claire Haywood
Senior Project Manager

Claire Haywood

Senior Project Manager

With a 10-year background in the hotel and hospitality industry and considerable agency experience, I have a broad perspective on the events industry. Providing excellent customer service and outstanding attention to detail are intrinsic to delivering a successful event whatever the size, and I enjoy being part of a successful team with a passion to achieve an outstanding event outcome time after time. With a strong pharma background, my role at TTA involves managing a spectrum of events for healthcare clients and their customers across the globe.

Victoria Hinkins
Project Manager

Victoria Hinkins

Project Manager

I am passionate about building enduring client partnerships. As a project manager at TTA working on international accounts, I can apply my agency and in-house events experience on a global scale, ensuring we're in tune with clients every step of the way to deliver unique projects that surpass expectations. Orchestrating a seamless onsite experience for our clients is a great feeling and travelling to all parts of the world to enjoy new experiences and cultures - while doing a job that I love - is just icing on the cake!

Fiona Kelly
Senior Project Manager

Fiona Kelly

Senior Project Manager

As a Senior Project Manager at TTA I apply my skills and experience in technology, pharma and hotel event management on a global scale, collaborating with great partners, and delivering unique projects that surpass expectations. I have a strong drive for success and this cannot be achieved without nurturing strong relationships. I am passionate about ensuring I’m in tune with clients every step of the way to create a seamless experience. In my spare time, I can’t deny I love a sporting and travel challenge and recently returned from an inspirational international adventure which opened my eyes to the culture and beauty of many countries across the globe.

Andy King
Project Assistant

Andy King

Project Assistant

Joining TTA with an extensive background in customer service and events has enabled me to combine two of my passions – creating memorable experiences and meeting new people on a regular basis. My activities vary day to day, from supporting international projects for key clients to liaising with venues and suppliers and representing TTA onsite at a variety of events. But the fact that no two days are the same keeps my interest in creating life-changing events firing on all cylinders.

Anne Lee
Business Risk Manager

Anne Lee

Business Risk Manager

My role covers anything that may adversely affect the reputation, safety or prosperity of TTA. Once a risk is identified, “prevention is better than cure”, so processes and procedures need to be in place to ensure we are prepared to deal with any potential threats. The decade I spent as Account Director, combined with my previous life as a lawyer is brought to bear. My lovely colleagues are always gracious and cooperative at audit time!

John Lee
Legal Manager

John Lee

Legal Manager

Combining thirty years as a lawyer with over a decade as TTA’s General Manager and Managing Director I now oversee all the organisation’s legal and regulatory functions. This includes the provision of accurate and relevant advice to colleagues so it’s important to see things from a commercial and strategic perspective as well as knowing the technical legal position. I’d miss the fun and enjoyment of working here too much to retire.

Julie Lewendon
Operations Director

Julie Lewendon

Operations Director

As TTA operations director, my role is incredibly varied and requires my involvement in many aspects of the business to ensure it runs smoothly. I am also in the forefront of TTA client delivery and my foundation of 27 years’ event, hotel and travel management experience at TTA and other leading industry organisations helps me ask the right questions and advise clients on the event solutions that will deliver the best return on their objectives. I’m fastidious about sourcing venues and suppliers at competitive rates and forging collaborative relationships with global partners.

Giles Lloyd
Client Services Manager

Giles Lloyd

Client Services Manager

I came to TTA a decade ago, armed with 15 years’ experience in the foodservice industry, so I’m accustomed to managing complex, international supply chains. Appreciating high levels of customer service myself, my event management ethos is similarly based on delivering outstanding client service. I’m a huge advocate of forging long-lasting working relationships, not just for the duration of the event in hand, but to help clients achieve sustainable successes. Managing some of TTA’s larger international projects for global clients takes up most of my time, but I also enjoy helping to shape our new business and sales strategy.

Debbie MacNaughton
Project Assistant

Debbie MacNaughton

Project Assistant

There’s nothing like managing events on-site to get the adrenaline flowing, and I thrive on it. My role at TTA is to provide onsite support to all our project teams for events in the UK and overseas, to help ensure everything goes without a hitch. My activities vary tremendously, from liaising with venues and suppliers to delegate hospitality and gala dinner theming, but my job is always exhilarating – with the inevitable challenge or two to be overcome along the way.

Nichola Moore
Project Manager

Nichola Moore

Project Manager

Working at TTA has enabled me to work closely with my two passions in life: People and Travel. I’m passionate about people and travel broadens my perspective on everything I do. I always try to bring new ideas to the team and strive to inject some creativity into every event that I manage. As a Project Manager, I work with my clients on the full life cycle of their event from initial planning stages to delivery onsite. Having studied literature at University, I also bring my focus and keen eye for detail in to the mix.

Nikki Parsons
Senior Project Manager

Nikki Parsons

Senior Project Manager

I bring a combination of fresh perspectives and experience in both event management and marketing to the mix at TTA. My international exposure to major public events, high profile product launches and exclusive private events, complements my role as a Senior Project Manager at TTA which is incredibly varied. I greatly enjoy working on all aspects of a project with the TTA team, from conception to completion and value the interaction with clients and colleagues alike, which I believe is key to the effective delivery of events.

Sam Rhodes
Head of Production

Sam Rhodes

Head of Production

My role is to lead the creative production and technical management services offering at TTA. Entering the industry to follow a passion for the stage and theatrical production, I have since worked globally for leading brand experience agencies, bringing together the people and resources required for the production for a wide range of conferences, high profile product launches, exhibitions, consumer experiences and major public events. My experience spans a range of sectors, with specialisms in mobile consumer electronics and automotive. Keeping right up-to-date with new creative event and performance technologies, systems and innovations in construction enables me to provide the environment for our clients to communicate their message in the most engaging and captivating way possible.

Kate Sykes
Travel Manager

Kate Sykes

Travel Manager

I’ve spent over 20 years in the international travel industry in the UK and overseas, which has enabled me shape TTA’s travel department into a customer-focused, flexible service of which we are justifiably proud. I enjoy working closely with my team to come up with bespoke solutions to the often complex travel needs of our clients, and can even be on hand round the clock if needed. I’m always on the look-out for new offerings from partners and suppliers that can improve the travel experience for our clients and their customers, while keeping an eye on the bottom line.

Mark Turner
Finance Director

Mark Turner

Finance Director

My role is to lead TTA’s finances and ensure everything runs like clockwork, from sales and purchasing to preparing management and year-end accounts for audit. Internally, my priorities include business and finance planning with the rest of the board, and providing budget training and guidance to account teams. However, our outward-looking approach means I also spend considerable time liaising with clients to ensure our financial systems and processes are efficient and in sync.

Kelley Walker
Project Manager

Kelley Walker

Project Manager

As a people-person, I love being at the heart of the TTA team with responsibility for looking after some super clients with diverse event needs. Over my eight years with the company, I have worked on a wide range of projects in the UK and overseas and am a vociferous champion of best practice in customer service. Creating a lasting impression is all in the finishing touches, so I love the nitty-gritty aspects of project management that contribute to the bigger picture of event effectiveness.

Rhonda Wood
Project Manager

Rhonda Wood

Project Manager

Working in hospitality laid an ideal foundation for a career in event management: Being able to see any situation from both the venue and agency perspective makes me a firm, effective negotiator on behalf of my clients! Since joining TTA in 2007, I have channelled my hotel, conference and events knowledge into account management, co-ordinating and delivering a wide range of events. Occupying a key client-facing role within a great team makes TTA an immensely satisfying place to work, and I never tire of the challenge to surpass client expectations time after time.

Jacqui Vigar
Project Assistant

Jacqui Vigar

Project Assistant

As an event industry specialist for the last 30 years, I’ve been involved in a broad spectrum of events including incentives, car launches, product launches, sales conferences and pharmaceutical events. At TTA, my role predominantly involves managing meetings and congresses across the world on behalf of a life sciences client. I enjoy all aspects of event management, but liaising with TTA clients and helping them to provide the very best delegate experience really makes the role come alive for me.

Isabella Whale
Project Manager

Isabella Whale

Project Manager

As a passionate, creative and driven person, I strive to deliver events with exceptional attention to detail and a positive outlook. I have refined my event and marketing skills by delivering a wide spectrum of high-profile programmes across the private and public sector including award ceremonies, government initiatives and industry-led networking events. Creating a streamlined, stress-free event journey for my clients and their customers is my passion and greatest reward. As a TTA Project Manager, I manage multiple projects, such as congresses, investigator meetings, advisory boards and web-based meetings for international clients, in worldwide destinations, with a particular focus on the healthcare industry.

Liz Zutshi
Managing Director

Liz Zutshi

Managing Director

With 15 years’ experience at TTA , most recently as Commercial Director with a remit to explore new growth areas for the company, I am passionate about combining new ideas and innovative event solutions with strong relationships to help solve our clients’ business problems. It’s my job to bring insight, energy and positivity to my leadership role at TTA and I strongly believe in developing and encouraging a strong, open culture so our employees can shine in the process of creating team success.

Meet the team

Jenny Axtmann

Project Manager

Dominic Bemrose

Business Devt Director

Katie Caldwell

Events Director

Katherine Crawford

Project Manager

Jane Farrell

Marketing Director

Claire Gibson

Project Assistant

Aimée Gill

Design Studio Manager

Hayley Gould

Senior Project Manager

Dana Gray

Project Assistant

Abbie Hanton

Project Manager

Lucie Harris

Senior Project Manager

Claire Haywood

Senior Project Manager

Victoria Hinkins

Project Manager

Fiona Kelly

Senior Project Manager

Andy King

Project Assistant

Anne Lee

Business Risk Manager

John Lee

Legal Manager

Julie Lewendon

Operations Director

Giles Lloyd

Client Services Manager

Debbie MacNaughton

Project Assistant

Nichola Moore

Project Manager

Nikki Parsons

Senior Project Manager

Sam Rhodes

Head of Production

Kate Sykes

Travel Manager

Mark Turner

Finance Director

Kelley Walker

Project Manager

Rhonda Wood

Project Manager

Jacqui Vigar

Project Assistant

Isabella Whale

Project Manager

Liz Zutshi

Managing Director

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