29-01 2021 15:05
wrote:
I was so sad to hear of Kevan’s passing.
I started working for Kevan as he led the move to bring Alcovision under the Worldpanel banner – a period of no little change as two working cultures came together and Kevan was instrumental in making it all work, under real pressure.
I learnt a lot from my time working with Kevan, which I have carried with me in my own career. When I first met him I remember being struck by how knowledgeable and respected he was across the Alcohol industry – and also by his frequent use of humour (especially dad jokes!) in his client presentations. Seeing his way of working made me want to become an expert in my own field, and also gave me the confidence to add a more light-hearted note to my own presentations. I also remember his drive to push the Alcohol seminars at a time when Worldpanel would not have done the same at an industry level anywhere else – apart from giving me the chance to deliver a presentation at the Tower of London and drive a quad bike around a the garden of a stately home, these events and Kevan's approach also set the blueprint for other parts of Worldpanel to work on boosting (and shouting about) their industry expertise as another way to set ourselves apart from the competition.
Kevan was a warm-hearted soul who tried to see the good in people first and always had a good story to tell. He was taken from us far too soon, and we will all miss him greatly.
29-01 2021 15:05
wrote:
I was so sad to hear of Kevan’s passing.
I started working for Kevan as he led the move to bring Alcovision under the Worldpanel banner – a period of no little change as two working cultures came together and Kevan was instrumental in making it all work, under real pressure.
I learnt a lot from my time working with Kevan, which I have carried with me in my own career. When I first met him I remember being struck by how knowledgeable and respected he was across the Alcohol industry – and also by his frequent use of humour (especially dad jokes!) in his client presentations. Seeing his way of working made me want to become an expert in my own field, and also gave me the confidence to add a more light-hearted note to my own presentations. I also remember his drive to push the Alcohol seminars at a time when Worldpanel would not have done the same at an industry level anywhere else – apart from giving me the chance to deliver a presentation at the Tower of London and drive a quad bike around a the garden of a stately home, these events and Kevan's approach also set the blueprint for other parts of Worldpanel to work on boosting (and shouting about) their industry expertise as another way to set ourselves apart from the competition.
Kevan was a warm-hearted soul who tried to see the good in people first and always had a good story to tell. He was taken from us far too soon, and we will all miss him greatly.
