What people are saying.

  • “When those start lights go green, it is the climax of years of hard work to stage a World Championship race.  It is an unmoveable deadline, and not without delivery risks, with the eyes of the world tuned in.  80 races delivered globally in 20 major cities, through a Global pandemic, and many staged in challenging first-time locations such as Riyadh, Seoul, Jakarta, New York, Zurich, Sanya, and Hong Kong. Across multiple time zones, wrapping  his arms around complex city stakeholders, the in country local delivery team, contractors, global suppliers, and the FE travelling ecosystem – from city to city, season to season, Roger led the operational execution and our critical development journey from 2016.  No matter what, those lights went Green every time. He gets it”

    — Alberto London, The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, Co-Founder and Chief Championship Officer

  • “Roger is a seasoned event and venue professional with a global track record of delivering complex, high-profile events. At LOCOG, he led operational planning across Olympic football venues—navigating differing local systems with diplomacy, tact, and precision. Organised, meticulous, and a natural leader, Roger unites teams around clear project goals, fosters collaboration, and brings out the best in people. Charismatic and trusted, he’s the kind of leader teams rally behind. He just gets events—and delivers every time.”

    — Jon Sellins, Previously Head of Venue Management, London Olympic & Paralympic Games, London 2012 and Industry Leader

  • "Roger is an exceptional leader—empathetic, insightful, and wise. He inspires confidence, builds trust, and brings out the best in his teams. With deep expertise in crisis management, corporate culture, and people development, he leads with authenticity and clarity. One of the best professional managers I’ve worked with—he defines best practice in leadership and service."

    — Richard Bate, IOSH President Elect, CFIOSH FIIRSM PMASSP, and Consulting Director at Intuition Strategic Consultancy

  • “Roger is a remarkable leader...I had the pleasure of working alongside Roger under the most extreme difficulties while he produced the first ever Formula E race in Saudia Arabia - with a 3-day mega concert series. His ability to lead, maintain direct focus on the priorities, inspire others to succeed, to be accessible, focus on a myriad of evolving dynamics, be politically sensitive, all while maintaining professional decorum was directly responsible for the success of the event.  This is a human whose leadership qualities define the best of the best”

    — Jim Digby, Executive Director. Live Nation (Entertainment Promoter)

  • "Roger provided vital interim leadership to CSP as consulting General Manager, guiding the business through a strategic reset following the departure of its MD. With prior experience as CSP’s Operations Director, he stepped in seamlessly—earning immediate trust and setting a clear roadmap for recovery. His leadership, strategic clarity, and mentoring brought stability, focus, and a refreshed direction to the senior team. A proven operator, Roger’s ‘fix it’ mindset and extensive experience laid the groundwork for long-term success."

    — Dave Butler, Chairman, CSP Ltd

  • “Quite simply, he is a stand-out leader. The Formula E set up is a complex environment.  It requires creation of process, clear vision, decisiveness and passionate leadership of teams.  The oversight of the ‘to-the-second’ event delivery, track logistics and operations is daunting enough, but add in city centre environments, civic authorities and multiple 3rd party stakeholders, a special sort of management is required”

    — Lawrence Duffy, CEO of Aurora Worldwide, Host Broadcaster

  • "The stadium venue team needed the spark that a project such as Baku 2015 requires, and I could think of no better person than Roger...provided the Mr Fix-it attitude...(he) was central to turning a team of great people into a collective, coherent and operationally focused team...he provided leadership, vision and focus"

    — Neil Carney, Director of Venue Management, European Olympics 2015

  • “Roger is a subject matter specialist in the leadership of subject matter specialists. He unites planning and operational teams together, enhancing their strengths, smoothing out weaknesses and maintaining focus on the end goal. He is a lifelong-learner and continually evolves and refines his ‘tools’. Roger has developed a set of skills that span the operational, tactical and strategic spectrum and bear testament to the breadth and depth of his experience. Throughout the event lifecycle, from conception to frontline delivery, Roger leads with energy, clarity and empathy. Without question, he is one the most professional, composed and personable operators in the global event industry and a unique asset to any event team. ”

    — Scott Anderson, Owner International Event Security

  • “Roger truly stands out as an international events professional. He has played a large role in my career as both a leader, colleague and more recently mentor. Roger has a unique team building and leadership style which fosters high morale, efficiency, teamwork and wellbeing. We have worked in almost every corner of the world together, in extreme environments and challenging situations. When events become complex, and challenges arise, Roger is the man you want in your team. His years of real-world experience, calmness and demeanour have seen us through some of the largest and most complex events in the world. He surrounds himself with, and nurtures, great talent with an extensive global network. That’s what this exciting proposition of Hooked On Events presents.”

    — Chris Lynch, Director of Event Operations at F1 Experiences, Quint