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ABOUT EVENTIS SPORTS MARKETING
Eventis Sports Marketing Ltd was founded in 2002 by
Peter Nicol, MBE, Tim Garner and Angus Kirkland.
The company’s mission is:
“To deliver unique and desirable sports events services
to corporate clients while promoting and supporting the
sports themselves.”
Since 2002 Eventis have delivered four English Open
Squash Championships (2003-2006) at the famous Crucible
Theatre in Sheffield and four Canary Wharf Squash
Classics (2004-2007) at the East Wintergarden in Canary
Wharf.
Both events have showcased the world’s best players to live
and television audiences. In 2005 Eventis inaugurated the
World Squash Awards as a means to bring together the
squash community to celebrate the achievements of the games
leading players (past and present).
The company works closely with all of the games governing
bodies -- World Squash Federation, PSA, WISPA and England
Squash.
THE EVENTIS
TEAM
The name of
Peter Nicol has become synonymous with the game of
squash over the last decade and a half. Peter has won over
50 PSA tour titles including every major championship in the
game including the British and World Open, Commonwealth
Golds (singles and doubles—twice). His stretch of 150 months
in the top ten is unparalleled in the game and included 60
months at the top spot.
He is deeply passionate about the sport and since his
retirement from the game in September 2006 has remained
active as an elite coach to the countries top players as
well as doing numerous exhibitions and clinics around the
world promoting the game. In the mid nineties Peter
established the Peter Nicol Squash and Fitness Club in West
Hill in Scotland which he runs with his father.
Tim Garner joined the professional squash tour after
graduating from Loughborough University with a degree in
Sports Science. Whilst on the tour he was on the board of
the PSA for several years and also the British Squash
Players Association, which he continues to run.
Since retiring from the circuit in 2004 he has been the
General Manager of Lambs Health and Fitness in London. Lambs
is the largest and most well known squash club in the city.
Angus Kirkland played full time on the tour for five
years. In 1996 he moved to Boston to take up the Head
Professional role at the prestigious Harvard Club. As well
as growing the squash programme at the Club Angus went on to
become Director of Athletics.
In 2000 he moved back to the UK to undertake an MBA and
graduated from Cranfield University in 2002. Angus has since
managed St. Vincent’s GAA Club and Mount Pleasant LTC in
Dublin and now combines his work with Eventis with Irish
Squash.
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