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“An environment to inspire, ideas that change the world.
Every day incredible events take place in our venue. People come together from across the world to make new connections, to be inspired and to exchange ideas. We are passionate about staging enriching events which have the potential to spark new ideas amongst the attending delegates.
The EICC is located right in the heart of one of the world’s most beautiful, historic and stirring cities, which provides a dramatic backdrop for our clients’ events. Destination Edinburgh, together with the EICC’s advanced facilities, and our driven team, has proved to be a winning combination.
We believe it is this winning combination which enables us to deliver hundreds of impactful events every year for a diverse client base which includes Microsoft, Virgin and most recently the globally-renowned TEDSummit.”
EICC Ltd was formed in the early nineties as a joint venture between Edinburgh District Council and Lothian & Edinburgh Enterprise, it was to be part of the Edinburgh Exchange Masterplan – the biggest urban regeneration scheme outside London at the time. When built in 1995, it became the first conference venue in the world to utilise revolving auditoria to optimise events space – The Lennox Suite has the world’s first hall-wide tension wire grid and moving floor combination designed to deliver an array of different event set ups.
It has since welcomed over 1.4 million delegates from more than 120 countries generating around £660m of economic impact for the city region.
Opportunity
With ambitions to diversify and expand the capability of the Centre in the future, this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a real growth journey which will have a significant impact on Scotland, its society and the wider economy.
Assuming overall responsibility for the leadership and development of the Finance function, the Finance Director will be accountable for, and not limited to;
Candidate requirements
We are looking to appoint an experienced Finance Director and qualified accountant with outstanding financial acumen and a demonstrable track record of contributing strongly to the growth of a business. With a good personal presence and appropriate leadership style, the successful candidate will be technically excellent, commercially aware and with the ability to inspire and influence people at all levels.
Relevant sector experience in hospitality or a similar environment would be advantageous, with a good understanding of both the internal and external drivers which may affect the business and its customers.
To discuss this opportunity in more detail please contact Jamie Brown on 0131 539 7087 or jamie@fwbparkbrown.com.