The Ricoh Arena's Liz Cooper has won an award at the Stadium Business Awards at RAF Museum in London on Wednesday night.
Cooper, the Marketing Director at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, was awarded The "Networker" award and was named amongst the Unsung Heroes Nominees.
The award winners were
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AWARD
Leicester Tigers: ‘Family Friendly Extras’
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Kunal Malik, Former CTO, San Francisco 49ers, USA
GUEST EVENT OF THE YEAR AWARD
‘Opening Ceremony of 2014 Winter Olympic Games’ (Sochi), Russia
NEW VENUE AWARD
First Direct Arena (Leeds), UK
PRODUCT INNOVATION AWARD
FAN360 Uphoria Engagement Platform by Sporting Innovations Inc.
PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Pavilion Renovation at Emirates Old Trafford, UK
RISING STAR AWARD
Lorenzo Santoni, Head of B Futura Project, Lega Serie B, Italy
SAFETY & SECURITY AWARD
Brighton & Hove Albion FC’s ‘Safety & Security Team’, UK
SMALL VENUE OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Arena at Stadium mk, UK
SPONSORSHIP, SALES & MARKETING AWARD
Global Stadium Sponsorship & Naming Rights Strategy by Allianz, Germany
SPORTS EVENT OF THE YEAR AWARD
IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships, Ericsson Globe, Sweden
SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
Allianz Park: ‘Sustainability Focus’, UK
UNSUNG HERO AWARD
Cathy Cubbin, Retail Manager, Liverpool FC, UK
VENUE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Tele2 Arena (Stockholm), Sweden
LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Richard Peddie
INDUSTRY SUPPLIER AWARD
IMG
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Julian Jenkins