GIG announce three key new appointments

Catering, logistics and brand support company, GIG, has announced three key new appointments to the business.

Nick Venables  has been appointed head of global sport and events with responsibility for business development, managing client relationships and project management. He will be working closely with Bonnie May, GIG’s global Operations Director, to help build on success in the sports sector.  Nick will provide project management and consultancy to major games’ Organising Committees (OC’s) and create new opportunities to increase GIGs services to a wide range of sporting and major events around the world.

Previously Nick has worked at high-profile sporting events including the Olympic Games in Rio, London and Beijing, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BAKU 2015 European Games and at major UK horseracing occasions including Royal Ascot, Cheltenham Gold Cup and Aintree Grand National.

Trevor Jones has joined GIG as Finance Director (FD). In his new role he will be working with Managing Director Tony Laurenson to develop the long term strategy of the business. Trevor was previously FD at CH&Co where he helped grow the contract caterers business both organically and through acquisition over the previous ten years.

Patrick Quilligan has been appointed Executive Chef following ten years working for GIG in a freelance capacity. Patrick has worked with many of London’s leading caterers and has catered events from dinner parties and festivals to major sporting occasions including the Olympic Games and Invictus Games.