OUR TEAM

The magic behind the machine – it’s our brilliant team.

Based in East London, we’re a team of event experts who have come together with a shared goal of creating amazing experiences in the live space. 

Our collective experience across the industry means we’re better when we’re together, and we can deliver everything from venue-finding and site design to council liaison, procurement and on-site production management. We’ve got you covered.

Meet our current team members below:

Nick Morgan is CEO of We Group which is made up of three agencies: The FairWe Are Placemaking and We Are OPS. Nick has over 25 years of experience working across large-scale event production, licensing and health & safety for large-scale events and festivals and within the public realm.

Nick sits on the NOEA Council (National Outdoor Events Association), Advisory Board of NOWIE (Network Of Women In Events), is Chair of the UKEVENTS Outdoor Group, Vice-Chair of UKEVENTS, Vice-Chair of AIF (Association of Independent Festivals) and a member of the Festival DCMS Live Workforce. He works with these organisations to continuously lobby government and encourage more support across the sector.

Nick often speaks on topics that include managing growth, independent festivals, the experience economy, government advocacy, licensing and health & safety, at industry events including the Event Production ShowLAEOG, NOEA, The All Parliamentary Group for Events, the Institute of Licensing, and FestForums in the US. The independent festival sector is close to Nick’s heart, and The Fair – as one of the largest independent festival production houses in the UK – works across 128 shows, from Boiler Room to Eastern Electrics.

Rob has over 20 years of event production experience and heads up The Fair’s Health and Safety and Licensing division.

His experience in managing and producing both large scale live events, festivals and exhibitions spans across the UK, Europe and the US. Rob specialises in event and festival Health and Safety, helping a wide range of clients deliver their sometimes challenging events safely, in venues ranging from civic squares and private estates to green fields and London parks.

NEBOSH qualified, a Technical Member of IOSH and Personal Licence Holder, Rob is responsible for Licensing applications (including sub-committee attendance), Safety Documentation authoring, Third-party H&S auditing and acting as an on-site Safety Officer.

Rob currently works across projects including Bournemouth 7sGalaGottwoodHoughton and El Dorado.

Yas heads up our Festival and Live Events team.

She has been operating festivals and large-scale events since 2010 and has specifically worked alongside independent promoters on their long-term growth strategies. At The Fair she oversees all the events in the department and works across the licensinghealth and safety and operational planning of shows. You will find her on site at most of our shows throughout the year.

Yas is NEBOSH qualified and holds a Personal Licence. You can usually find Yas on most of our sites across the summer, these usually include El Dorado, Gottwood, GALA & Summer Social.

Shouvik is Commercial Director at the The Fair and across We Group, working alongside our senior team to shape the next stage of the company.

He has been involved in B2B commercial roles for 20 years; supporting clients to reach their objectives by organising large scale exhibitions and thought-leading conferences, while using market intelligence to assist senior executives as they strategically formulate and deliver their growth plans.

Working across The Fair, as well as our sister agencies We Are Placemaking and We Are OPS, Shouvik heads up new business discussions with a diverse range of prospects – from developers to festival promoters and organisers.

Fun Fact: A keen enthusiast of all forms of electronic music, Shouvik can still be found at festivals across London and beyond – as long as there’s seating available!

Meet: Millie, Production Director.

Experience in the industry: producing festivals since 2013!

Role: As Production Director, Millie oversees all aspects of festival production for our events. She manages the festival team in providing a wide range of services, including but not limited to: supplier procurement, technical production management, budget management, site design, site & crew management, liaising Safety Advisory Groups, and traffic management.

Qualifications: Auto Cad, Safety for Managers Level 3, Crowd Dynamics and Modelling.

Fun fact: Alongside her day job, Millie’s secretly loves moonlighting as a lighting tech at our festivals when she has some down time, and you’ll find her at FOH changing the colours!

Previous shows include: most of our festivals, including El Dorado, Eastern Electrics, Savour and Boiler Room.

Meet: Jan, Senior Operations Manager for The Fair and sister agency, We Are OPS.

Experience in the industry: Over a decade of experience in events, starting with volunteering roles at festivals and working her way to where she is today.

Role: Across WeGroup, she heads up venue finding, and takes care of a range of company-wide operations, including calendar management, event insurance and supplier relations, as well as producing documentation, delivering SAG meetings, and managing traffic, security and stakeholder management. Jan is passionate about helping young people into the events industry and is always exploring new ways of doing so.

Qualifications: Jan has an excellent understanding of logistics, and significant experience in this area of work. She is also working towards her NEBOSH,  a globally-recognised Health, Safety and Environmental qualification. 

Fun fact: Jan is the chief supplier of our favourite snacks on site and birthday presents for staff. 

Previous shows include: NTS, Boiler Room, Appetite on the Farm, Rally & Bermondsey Carnival, Eastern Electrics & Maiden Voyage, and Summer Social.

Meet: Cornelia, Production Manager.

Experience in the industry: Cornelia has worked in the industry since 2017, working in a variety of freelance and full-time production roles before joining The Fair.

Qualifications: BA (hons) in Event Management and MA in Crowd Safety & Risk Analysis. Cornelia is also proficient in using Auto CAD.

Role: as Production Manager, Cornelia manages client relationships, budgets & contractors, liases with SAGS, and designs & executes site plans – from procurement to scheduling to final delivery and evaluation.

Fun fact: Cornelia was crowned one of Access All Area’s ’30 Under 30′ in 2023, recognising her as one of the exceptionally talented individuals in the event industry. Fun fact 2.0: her secret obsession is salty liquorice.

Previous shows include: GALA and RecFest.

Meet: Liberty, Production Manager.

Experience in the industry: Liberty joined The Fair as a Production Assistant in October 2021 after completing the Government’s Kickstart Scheme over the summer. Since then, Liberty has developed through the ranks, from Production Assistant to Production Coordinator, Junior Production Manager, and now sitting firmly as Production Manager.

Qualifications: Liberty is proficient in using Auto CAD to create site plans. She also studied Fashion Communication at the University of Newcastle.

Fun fact: While at university, Liberty spent her spare time running a small online music platform broadcasting ‘live and direct’ from the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne. Together with a friend, they took the brand from the humble living room to a unique, intimate venue setting – igniting her journey to the festival field (having spent many years pondering how wizards create such special places).

Previously on site at: Previously, you’ll have found her as Millie’s sidekick, producing festivals such as El Dorado and Eastern Electrics. Now, independently producing shows, you’ll find her finessing skills at Summer Social and the second 2023 edition of Boiler Room.

Robbie O'Neill

Meet: Robbie, Production Manager (or Chef de Production, as you would say in Marseille – where he lived for most of the last three years).

Experience in the industry: Robbie joined us following on from a diverse career, from running food pop-ups and events for Seth Troxler’s Smokey Tails, to finessing operationally complex venue management roles at cutting edge festivals.

Directly before Robbie came on board at The Fair, he had just finished a 9 month run managing one of the city’s most talked about new clubs – 60 Dock Road.

Qualifications: Robbie has ten years of experience in project and event management, including venue management & operations. He is a Personal Licence Holder, and proficient in Auto CAD. He also has a Masters in Music from Goldsmiths College London. 

Fun fact: When he isn’t working, Robbie likes to be front left at a venue or festival somewhere in Europe or beyond. He is an aficionado for London and its architecture, and loves a cold water swim. 

Previous shows include: RecFest, Boiler Room, Savour, Rally, Oktoberfest Poole.

Meet: Nicky D, Junior Production Manager.

Experience in the industry: His first dabble with events came in 2016, dabbling in Creative Production in York for some DIY parties. This soon developed into programming as well as delving into production for live music gigs, curating gallery launches, magazine launches, and a ski-trip apres-ski programme.

Nick joined our sister company, We Are Placemaking, on a part-time basis in March 2022, while studying Spatial Design at Camberwell College of Arts. But it was when working on RecFest that Nick’s flair for festivals and events became clear. Putting his experience as an Event Producer and as Event Crew to good use, Nick has thrived in his full-time role ever since, and feels he has found his people and his home at The Fair.

Role: In the advancing period, Nick liaises with suppliers and works on scheduling. On site, he is responsible for ensuring accreditation and the site office run smoothly – assisting the production manager with tasks throughout the build, live and break of the event.

Qualifications: Tonic Rider’s Mental Health First Aid training. “I’d recommend anyone in a management position to take this course  – it’s important to look out for one another!”. Nick is also proficient in using Auto CAD to create site plans.

Fun fact: If it was up to Nick, at least one night of podger karaoke would be mandatory on every site. What better way to bond than singing Dido’s “Thank You” out of tune…

Previously on site at: Rally, our Boiler Room shows or RecFest at Knebworth Park, probably singing into a podger.

Louis Bloomberg

Meet: Louis, Production Assistant.

Experience in the industry: Louis gained a range of experience in events-related positions including Creative Production, Event Crewing and Artist Liaison at some of the UK’s biggest events, before landing his first full-time role at The Fair!

Role: As part of his role, he assists the Production Manager with Procurement, Accreditation and updating administrative documents.

Qualifications: Louis completed his degree in Music Management at University of West London. He is also proficient in using Auto CAD to create site plans.

Fun fact: Louis was the first person to call The Advice Line, The Fair’s career tool for anybody looking to kickstart their career in the festival industry.

Previouslt on site at: GALA, Summer Social, El Dorado and Boiler Room.


Meet April. She takes care of marketing across The Fair, We Are Placemaking and We Are OPS – making sure our content reflects the hard work, passion and care that goes into everything we do.

While April lives predominantly in our Head Office, you’ll find her documenting our moves and having a boogie at festivals and events this summer.

You can keep up to date with all our antics on Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok.

Black and white headshot of Cagla Cesur

Meet Cagla, our Finance and Operations Coordinator extraordinaire here at The Fair, We Are Placemaking, and We Are OPS. She is the driving force behind our operational excellence.

With a keen eye for detail and a knack for problem-solving, Cagla ensures the smooth coordination and efficient functioning of our financial and operational processes. From managing budgets to optimising workflows, Cagla‘s expertise keeps our operations running like a well-oiled machine.

But Cagla is more than just numbers and processes. With a passion for our mission and a dedication to our community, you’ll often find Cagla – not only in the office but also out and about, immersing themselves in the excitement of festivals and events – whether crunching numbers behind the scenes or soaking up the vibrant atmosphere of our events.

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