Experience speaks for itself

Our 40 strong team share a singular passion about delivering memorable experiences that meet and exceed the expectations of our clients. We are proactive and ideas driven, and pride ourselves on consistently delivering solutions that are innovative and imaginative - on time and on budget. It's little wonder that we are often called upon to help global and UK brand leaders shine.

• Steve Quah, Managing Director
• Nigel Bennett, Events Director
• Jon Savage, Client Services Director
• Martin Smart, Strategic Planning Director
• Martin Ivell, Head of Production

Steve Quah, Managing Director
Getting the message across is something Steve has been doing for a couple of decades, and a knack of doing it in new, interesting and exciting ways put him in the perfect position to be a co-founder of TwentyFirstCentury. As Managing Director and a member of the board, it is under Steve's direction that the company's advanced multiple channel projects are co-ordinated. It is also through his innovative approach to creative and technical excellence that the company has developed sleeve-fulls of technical tricks and software secrets to add spark to all our projects. He's also quite good at juggling. He has to be.

Nigel Bennett, Events Director
Bringing the show to life has been Nigel's life for over 18 years. He's been Producer and Executive Producer on events ranging from AGMs and financial results to product launches and roadshows. With so much experience, it is little wonder that Nigel has an ability to understand everything from the big idea to the myriad of little practicalities and turn a strong strategy into a compelling and unforgettable experience.

Jon Savage, Client Services Director
With over 19 years experience, TwentyFirstCentury Communications has developed a wealth of products and processes, and it is Jon who helps make the connections between these and our clients. He can bring together and advise on a package that will enhance all levels of communications, whilst reducing capital expenditure.

As a member of the Board, Jon has the overall responsibility of managing a number of our key strategic accounts. He is responsible for allocating resources to a particular account, managing the client services team and ensuring that all projects are delivered on time and on budget.

Martin Smart, Strategic Planning Director
Martin has worked on the planning of compelling strategies for internal and external communications for so long, he won’t talk about it, as it gives his age away. He works with our clients from the initial briefing stage, right through to delivery, ensuring that amidst all of the lights, smoke and excitement of event production, the main point isn’t overlooked - the clear, concise and accurate delivery of your key messages. This includes everything from helping clients to make tangible and actionable sense of Vision and Values, staff and consumer research, adherence to brand standards and more. Client experience includes a whole range of big names in retail, telecoms, automotive, financial services and fmcg brands. Martin’s point of view? A good event is a good event - but an event that tells a strong story that the audience understands and believes in, is a great event. That’s Brand Theatre.

Martin Ivell, Head of Production
As a designer in the Live Events industry for 9 years, Martin has gained specialist knowledge of all aspects within the industry. Throughout this period his main responsibility was the design and creation of speaker support material for a diverse range of clients.

In his role as production group head, his duties include the management of our live events graphic, video and development teams.