Arena, the event solutions company, welcomed two new UK project managers, to its expanding team in April 2019.

Francesca ​Heap ​and Nick Wright join as the company is investing in new talent to look after its high-profile clients, including the PGA European Tour, the Wimbledon Championships and Historic Royal Palaces.

Francesca Heap joins Arena with 15 years event and project management experience working on well-known sporting events, exhibitions, and air shows including Goodwood, Cheltenham Racecourse, Royal Ascot, The Open and the Royal International Air Tattoo.

Nick Wright brings a wealth of project management experience, joining from Cancer Research UK. He is also familiar with Arena and their mass participation team who provide the event equipment for Cancer Research UK events.

Chris Morris, Arena UK & Europe CEO commented: “We’re excited to have Francesca and Nick join our team. They both have experience working on established and complex events, and will bring exciting new ideas to Arena.

“Investing in people is integral to maintaining and developing our service to our customers. As we grow we will continue to deliver the Arena Standard to our clients, without compromise.”

Upcoming Arena events include the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Fleetwood Mac concerts, Fever-Tree Championships, the Epsom Derby and the Cricket World Cup.