Well Met Conferencing at Leeds Metropolitan University is delighted to announce the appointment of Lisa Holt as their new Conference and Events Officer. Lisa joins Well Met from the UK Centre for Events Management (UKCEM) where she organised a wide range of events ranging from local award ceremonies to global conferences.

Lisa also has extensive experience in sales which will be utilised in her current role where she will be responsible for developing new relationships and bringing in business.

Kate Pitcher, Business Development Manager for Well Met Conferencing, said:
“We were extremely impressed by Lisa. She is not only knowledgeable about conferencing and events but demonstrates excellent standards of customer service and is a friendly face. With the addition of Carnegie Village and Broadcasting Place as well as the continued success of the Rose Bowl Lisa will definitely be kept busy.”

Lisa Holt, new Conference and Events Officer for Well Met, said:
“I am really excited about working for Well Met Conferencing and am proud to be part of an award-winning team. I am looking forward to representing our impressive portfolio of venues, speaking to potential clients and securing business.”

Well Met Conferencing manages a wide range of venues and spaces as well as providing experienced event management services for both internal and external clients. Well Met’s portfolio ranges from urban and parkland venues including the Rose Bowl, Carnegie Village, The Old School Board and the Gandhi Hall which collectively provide the perfect destination for conferences, meetings and exhibitions to product launches, dinners, filming, corporate away days and team building events.

For further media information please contact Victoria Nicholson, Bonner & Hindley Communications on 0113 243 4713 or email victoria@bandhcommunications.co.uk

For further details about Leeds Met’s Conferencing facilities please contact the conference and events team at Leeds Met on 0113 812 8555 or email conferences@leedsmet.ac.uk.

Leeds Met Offers
• 3 brand new signature buildings representing £177 m investment
• Dedicated meeting rooms
• 17 lecture theatres, maximum capacity 256
• City centre or parkland setting
• Complimentary Wifi
• High quality catering
• Professional crew and event staff
• Summer school accommodation competitively prices
• Clients include; NHS, Leeds City Council, Royal Bank of Scotland, Leeds Building Society, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Ladbrokes, Marks & Spencer and Yorkshire Water.
• Leeds Metropolitan University has 30,000 students and over 300,000 associate students through its partnerships with 24 colleges.
• The University’s new iconic Rose Bowl building was awarded Best Commercial Property Development in the 2009 Yorkshire Property Awards.
• The University has achieved its best ever Research Assessment Exercise results. Sports-Related Studies is in the top 6 institutions in the country with research rated at the highest levels of 4* and 3*.
• The University scored highly in the Times Higher’s Student Experience and was ranked 2nd in the category ‘Good library and library opening hours’.
• Leeds Metropolitan University won the ‘Coaching Environment of the Year’ award at the sports coach uk 2008 UK Coaching Awards and was announced as the home of the UK Centre for Coaching Excellence.
• The University is home to The UK Centre for Coaching Excellence.
• Leeds Met Carnegie is the primary partner of rugby league’s Carnegie Challenge Cup