Simon Pilling, Toy Fair's Head of Operations and Sales, is up for a presitigious award on Thursday evening (April 10th).
He has been shortlisted for Best Event Director at the Exhibition News Awards 2013, which is held at The Lancaster Hotel.
Pilling is one of seven nominees in the category including Giles Perry from Media 10 and i2i Events' Julie Driscoll.
There are 22 categories in total, including Best Employer, Show Rising Star and Best Consumer Show.
Advanstar's Brand Licensing Europe has been nominated for Best Trade Show, while the Toy Fair's London Olympia has been shortlisted for Best Venue.
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