WORCESTERSHIRE presentation and communication specialists drpgroup has welcomed a new face to its rapidly expanding team.

Steve Pamplin joins as a senior production manager to oversee the logistics and delivery of events at drpgroup from a technical and production point of view.

He has more than 15 years’ experience in the theatre industry and after training in stage and production management, spent many years touring nationally and internationally, and also working in the West End.

He also founded eventsbackstage, a collaborative company of likeminded technical theatre practitioners taking a holistic approach to theatre production.

Managing director of drpgroup Dale Parmenter said: “We are delighted to boost our production capacity by welcoming Steve to the drpteam.

"His extensive career history is impressive, and his creative and energetic approach will be easily transferable from a theatrical context to the wide-ranging projects we work on at drp.”