Broad was one of the founding partners of Star Rigging, which subsequently merged with Star Hire to form Star Events Group Ltd in 2003. Since then, he has been trying to balance the constant demand for his services at gigs with the increasing responsibility that came from running a division of the expanding Star Events Group. As there are not enough hours in the day to do both, he has opted to go back to working independently on his own projects, the company says.
Maddy Sheals, HR director for Star Events Group, told us: "It is clearly easier to find someone to manage a division of the company than to find another Phil Broad, and we'll be looking for a suitable manager in due course. Phil has been away so much that other staff have the situation well covered, which means we can take our time and be very selective in who we appoint to this key role in the company."
Broad will continue to be available as a head rigger and project manager through Star Rigging.
(Lee Baldock)
