Stuart Quin
Director
Born and raised in Essex, Stuart moved to Leeds to study at
the city's School of Town Planning. After qualifying he worked in
London and the West Midlands before a career in planning
(development control and forward planning) brought him to
Harrogate.
Stuart was appointed as Harrogate's first Economic Development
Officer in the challenging economic climate of the 1980's with
responsibilities for driving the growth of the area as a business
location. Stuart developed a comprehensive small business support
network and a range of urban and rural workshops for new and small
business. Other key achievements included attracting a range of new
employers to the area, including Samsung, Link Interchange and the
NatWest Bank.
After succeeding in qualifying as a Chartered Surveyor at
Reading College of Estate Management Stuart took on the post of
Deputy Director at Harrogate International Centre in 1996.
Appointed as Director in 2005 Stuart is responsible for HIC's
business strategy putting his extensive development experience to
effective use in enhancing and improving the venue. His major
achievements include managing two additions to the facilities at
HIC - exhibition Hall M and the Queen's Suite breakout rooms and
overseeing the £8m restoration of the Grade II listed Royal
Hall which reopens in April 2008.
Stuart has been instrumental in the latest development plan
for the venue 'HIC's vision for the future'; a major £45m,
six year plan for the redevelopment of the site and enhancement to
its facilities
www.hicvision.co.uk
Stuart's involvement and enthusiasm for working in the Events
Industry extends outside HIC. He's a Board Member on the AEV
(Association of Event Venues) and is Chair of the UK Venues
Benchmarking Group.
Married with two grown up children, Stuart enjoys travelling,
is a keen cyclist and sports fan.
