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| Ricoh Arena | 16 Apr 2010 |
Ricoh Arena nominations
The award-winning Ricoh Arena in Coventry has been short-listed in three categories at the inaugural international Stadium Business Awards.
Marketing director Liz Cooper has been nominated in the Team Player of the Year section alongside Philip Johnson from Populous who is leading the team designing the London 2012 Olympic Stadium and Semih Usta, Sports Director at Besiktas JK in Turkey.
The venue will be competing with the new Espanyol Stadium in Barcelona, the O2 in London, the Twickenham Stadium, the Cowboys Stadium in America and the Donbass Arena in the Ukraine for the much coveted title of Venue of the Year.
The Ricoh is also among five venues competing in the Creativity category along with Museo River/River Plate FC in Argentina, the Cowboys Stadium, Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.
The winners of the 10 prestigious categories will be announced on Wednesday, April 21 at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin.
Daniel Gidney, chief executive of the Ricoh Arena, said the judging panel were meeting on the evening before the Stadium Business Summit 2010 starts to decide this year’s winners.
“We are proud to have been short-listed in three categories in these awards which are designed to showcase the international expertise of stadiums, arenas and major sports venues across the world,” he said.
“Liz’s category is for individuals who have delivered outstanding service, contribution and loyalty and that certainly applies to her since she was single-handedly responsible for enticing Take That to perform at the Ricoh for three sell-out nights which certainly put Coventry on the UK’s live music map.
“We are among illustrious company for the Venue of the Year title and we have been put forward since we have different products for different people at different times.
“In 2009, we staged a host of top sporting action from an England under-21 international to both EDF Energy Cup rugby semi-finals, we attracted over 6,000 delegates for two major conferences, secured status as a 2015 Rugby World Cup venue, signed a £125 million catering contract and approved £6 million investment for new facilities which will open this year. And that is just the tip of the iceberg!
“Our innovative marketing offers and sales offers have also led to a nomination in the Creativity category for Coventry City winning the Championship programme of the year, the club’s nomination in the Football League’s Family Club of the Year, the launch of Skyshare and football packages offering overnight stays in the hotel.
“The awards will be decided by a panel of experts from the industry and around 1,000 nominations were received from across the world.
“We are thrilled to have been nominated in three categories and it underlines the standing of the Ricoh Arena among our peers on the national and international stage.”
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