AWARD winning events and communications company drp has added a new member to its expanding team.

Mark Cunningham, a highly skilled and experienced events professional, has joined the Hartlebury-based company to take on the role of event producer. Mr Cunningham has a broad range of knowledge from delivering both corporate and mass participation events all over the globe, to directing fundraising events for a high profile charity, and project managing one of the UK's leading half marathons. He arrives with an eclectic background and experience in the sport, charity, retail and corporate sectors having worked with a wide variety of clients over the years, including Oxfam, Allianz, Saint Gobin, Eversheds, Microsoft UK, Cisco, Catlin, Fujitsu, Sky and G4S, in locations across the UK, Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa.

In his new role, Mr Cunningham will be working on various projects for a range of drp clients. He said: "It is a great opportunity to be a part of such an influential, and highly skilled company such as drp. I am excited for the upcoming year and embarking on new challenges and projects within the agency.”