Lee Forde

Leon Forde

C.V.

Leon Forde - Career Outline • Career Commenced in the Construction Industry in Electrical Engineering

• Studied Electronics and Communications at College – Entered Local Music Scene

• Created own business : Northern Lighting Systems – Toured the Globe

• Invited to join NEC group in Birmingham as Production Manager

• Invited to become Program Director of Liverpool Architecture & Design Trust-Produced The River of Light Millennium

Project 1999- 2000

• Headhunted to Liverpool Vision as Consultant to author and roll out City Centre Lighting Strategy – “City of Light”

• Headhunted to Liverpool City Council as Head of Events - to operationally restructure the events team, program and

support Capital of Culture Bid

• Promoted to General Manager of Events in Culture Company to manage operations and unify all events teams into single

unit after success of CoC Bid.

• Started Events management Consultancy and undertook position as Senior Lecturer in events management at University of

Chester

• Headhunted to Grass Roots group to become Operations Director of Live event delivery.

• Invited to Join Opening Team for the Convention Centre Dublin for NEC Group Limited

• Invited top Join Opening Team of QNCC Qatar for AEG Ogden's.

Toured With: The Primitives

Marc Almond

Alison Moyet

INXS

TEXAS

Big Audio Dynamite

808 State

The Farm

Primal Scream

Zucchero

Riyuchi Sakamoto

The Stone Roses

The Happy Mondays

David Bowie

The Cure

Madness

Soul Asylum

Crowd Management and Crisis Management

Festival Director from 2001 – 2006

Mathew Street Festival 2005 £1 million Budget

350,000 attendance

£32.5 million Economic Impact

Production Management and Heath and Safety

Site Design

Producer

Waterfront Classics Concert 2004

10,000 attendance

Cultural Partnership with RLPO

Show Design and Management

Waterfront Classics Concert 2004

10,000 attendance

Iconic Location, Cultural Partnership

Lee Forde

Artist Procurement

Responsible for bringing A List artists to play Mathew Street

Festival and attracting Paul McCartney to Perform during

Capital of Culture year 2008

Producer

The City of Light – Water-Screen Son et Lumiere Event

Winner – Event Magazine Silver 2003 & 2005

Concepts

HUB Festival - Urban Youth Event

Winner – Event Magazine Bronze 2005

Round The World Clipper Race

Liverpool Host port 2006/7

Event Management

Tall Ships Race 2008

International Cultural Relationships

Relationship Management

Slavery Remembrance Day

200th Anniversary

Mathew Street Music Festival 2001 -2007

Winner – ITMA Silver 2005

Festival Director

Honda Power Boat Championships

Liverpool 2006/7

Health and safety Management

Round Britain Cycle Race

Liverpool 2006/7

Sporting Events Facilitation

November 5th Fireworks Displays

Liverpool 2001 - 2007

Site Management

Media Management

Televised Christmas Light Switch On

Liverpool 2004

Liverpool Anglican Cathedral Centenary

Celebrations

Director of Events team

Risk Assessment

LFC Triple Homecoming Parade

2005

Crowd Management

Liverpool’s Tribute to September 11th 2002

Architectural Lighting Design

BBC Tale of Two Cities 2004

Live TV Production

HRH Maundy Ceremony Visit

Liverpool 2005

High Security Events

Cultural Festivals 2001 - 2007

Liverpool European Dance Festival

Innovative Concepts & Delivery

Conceptual Innovation

Corporate Event Production Management

Technical Producer

Hyundai i20 Launch Telford 2008

UK Dealer network

Gala Dinners

Technical Director

Shell PMTDR Awards 2009 Istanbul

UK Dealer network

Pharmaceutical Events

Bristol Myers Squibb MSM Conference Paris 2008

Building Launches

The new Honda building Slough

2000

International Events

Shell PMTDR Incentives Awards

Toronto 2007 Istanbul 2008 Kuala Lumpur

2009

Liverpool 800 light years

800th Birthday Celebrations 2007

Building Projection Projects

Producer

The Convention Center Dublin

Building Projection Installation 2010

Architectural Lighting Projects

St Georges Hall Liverpool Royal Liver Buildings Liverpool

St Johns Beacon Liverpool

St Johns Gardens Tree

Lighting Liverpool

National Awards:

•Event Magazine award for best outdoor event 2003, 2004 &

2005

•ITMA Silver awards for best outdoor event in 2005

•ITMA Bronze for Best outdoor event 2005

•Awarded silver place by National Outdoor Events association

for Public sector best Practice 2006

Awards