Welcome to PRG UK

Nigel developed an interest in lighting through school and youth theatre, making a career in the entertainment industry a clear priority from an early age. He joined Light and Sound Design in 1985 after completing a successful placement on a YTS scheme.

Over his 40-year career with LSD and later PRG, Nigel has held a variety of roles across warehouse departments, site, and operations management.

His achievements are wide-ranging, including delivering major projects, overseeing acquisitions, and helping colleagues succeed within the PRG family. Nigel attributes his success to his adaptability, unwavering commitment, and strong leadership.

Miles Hillyard is the driving force behind our UK business development efforts, bringing over three decades of invaluable experience in the world of technical production. His career has been a testament to dedication, precision, and reliability in serving clients across various industries.

With a strong background in audio production, Miles has not only earned recognition but also pioneered design principles across several large-scale events. His commitment to delivering high-quality, consistent, and reliable solutions has been the cornerstone of his success in the industry and he brings his operational and strategic expertise to the UK team. Whether he's working with our dedicated team or collaborating with clients, Miles ensures that every project receives the best possible service.

Yvonne Donnelly Smith has been a driving force in the music industry and at PRG for 28 years. Recognized as one of the most respected figures in live entertainment production across the UK and Europe, Yvonne serves as Director of Music Lighting and is a vital member of PRG’s senior leadership team. Her deep understanding of artists’ needs and strategic investments help ensure PRG’s continued growth and success.

A 2024 Pollstar Women of Live! Honoree, Yvonne is celebrated for her contributions to the live events sector and her influential leadership across some of the industry’s most high-profile productions.

Based between PRG’s Birmingham and London offices, Yvonne leads and mentors a team of specialists focused on festivals, touring, and large-scale events. Her expertise spans music touring, festivals, and global one-off productions, contributing to many of the UK’s premier events and television broadcasts.

Yvonne’s impressive portfolio includes landmark events such as Abu Dhabi National Days; Formula 1 and Formula E races in Saudi Arabia; British Summertime Festival, Capital Summertime Ball, Download Festival (Donington), Isle of Wight Festival, Led Zeppelin reunion, Live 8, London Olympic Games Hyde Park concerts, MDL Beast/Soundstorm in Saudi Arabia, Nelson Mandela’s 80th birthday celebrations, and the Taylor Hawkins tribute event. She has also played key roles in major tours for Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour, Post Malone, Lauryn Hill, Fleetwood Mac, David Gilmour, Doja Cat, and Janet Jackson.

Her involvement in the Middle East music scene is particularly notable. Yvonne was instrumental in PRG’s delivery for MDLBEAST’s Soundstorm festival in Saudi Arabia — a massive dance music event featuring 150 acts over three days, drawing 450,000 attendees, and showcasing the tallest video screen ever built for a festival (Guinness World Record). The main stage was so vast it took two minutes to cross.

Additionally, Yvonne has overseen PRG’s UAE production support for global clients including Post Malone, Guns N’ Roses, and Travis Scott.

As our Director of Events, Sports & Entertainment, Phil brings over 30 years’ experience to the team from the Live Events, Entertainment (TV & Theatre), Sports & Retail industries. Having held senior roles at several leading companies, including Blitz, GES, 9 Yards Creative and Bang & Olufsen, Phil is now an integral part of PRG UK’s Senior Leadership Team, supporting an experienced team of Sales Directors and Account Managers who are all focussed on delivering the highest levels of technical production and customer service across the globe.

Phil has worked on many notable and high-profile international projects for global brands over the years, most recently at events for the likes of Boeing and Pfizer, in Theatre with Phantom of the Opera and Soldiers of Orange, in Sports at London 2012 Olympics, Rugby World Cup 2015, Formula E London 2019, Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022, and UEFA Champions League Finals 2023–2024 and in Television for the likes of ITV, Netflix, Amazon and BBC.

As Director of Planning & Production with PRG UK for over 5 years  & previously Middle East before that, Lee has a demonstrated history of working in the events services industry. A highly organised individual, able to prioritise a demanding and diverse workload to exacting deadlines. Skilled in Event Planning & Logistic Operations, Asset Management, Event Budgeting, & Production Management.

Previous event highlights being:-

Operations Overlay Manager for World Games Special Olympics Abu Dhabi 2019

Senior Operations Manager for World Professional Jiu Jitsu Championships

Venue Operations Manager for Fifa Club World Cup

Leigh first joined Light and Sound Design in 1997, a few years before PRG arrived in the UK. During this time, Leigh worked his way through several warehouse departments including: Control, Moving Lights and Cable and later led the Lanterns department. Leigh then moved out on to the road, navigating the globe with a lot of PRG's largest concert touring customers. Leigh was then called back to the office as an accounts manager before deciding to take a break from the industry to pursue a childhood dream of policing. The draw of the industry was too loud for Leigh to resist, so he returned to PRG in 2017 as a project manager. Following the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020, Leigh now heads up the People Services team, focusing on recruitment, training, development and company progression.

With an extensive background in Touring and Special Events, Rich brings decades of world-class production experience to his role as Director – Events & Special Projects. He currently oversees some of the largest and most complex live shows globally, leading a high-performing team of over 20 PRG Event Services Coordinators and Technicians responsible for delivering more than 400 events annually.

Throughout his career, Rich has been at the forefront of some of the most iconic productions in the world. His expertise and leadership have made him a trusted figure in the industry, with highlights including:

• Onsite Lighting Project Manager, London 2012 Olympic Opening & Closing Ceremonies

• Lighting Production Manager, Madonna – Sticky & Sweet Tour

• Lighting Director / Associate Designer, Four Super Bowl Halftime Shows

• Lighting Crew Chief, Eurovision Song Contest – Oslo, Moscow & Vienna

• Lighting Crew Chief, 4th Islamic Games – Azerbaijan (2017)

• Lighting Director, Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

• Lighting Director – Sports Presentation, Rugby World Cup 2016, Twickenham

• Lighting Crew Chief, BRIT Awards – 16 consecutive years

Rich’s ability to lead, innovate, and deliver at scale continues to shape the success of major productions across the globe.

Peter Marshall has forty years’ experience in the lighting business, a career that has brought him a wealth of experience in touring with musical and dance productions in the United States, Europe and Asia; including large-scale productions for Coca-Cola, General Motors and Honeywell Bull, and the Super Bowl XX half time show in 1986.
He then toured with the Welsh National Opera and following this he started with Theatre Projects in 1987, which was then acquired by Vari-Lite in 1999 and merged with PRG in 2004.
In recent years, Peter has been responsible for West End and Worldwide touring productions, together with large-scale events. West End musicals include various Mamma Mia’s, Wicked, Lion King, Jersey Boys, Book of Mormon, Come From Away, & Juliet and Dear Evan Hanson, plus touring productions like Cats, Beautiful, Blue Man Group and Phantom of the Opera. Large scale spectacular events namely the VE-Day and VJ-Day, celebrations,  The Queen’s Golden Jubilee Celebrations, Commonwealth Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies in Manchester 2002 ,  The Ceremonies of the 28th Olympiad in Athens, Greece in 2004 and Broadcast and Sports Presentation lighting for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo’s

Cameron has over 15 years’ experience in the live events industry. After studying at The Central School of Speech & Drama, Cameron joined Essential Lighting / PRG in 2008. He started working on in-depth technical delivery of lighting, rigging and video on site, and has evolved this experience to support his delivery of varying commercial projects today. He has looked after a multitude of events across the world, from festival-style deliveries for London Pride, Arsenal Puma Singapore and Shell Make the Future London & Smiling Stars Tokyo, to large scale supply of lighting for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games & Rigging for London New Years Eve & the Coronation. In recent years Cameron has moved his focus to more full-service supply for international E-Sports events such as Magic Con to more traditional full-service Broadcast, AV & Scenic delivery for corporate plenaries for brands such as Temenos, Sibos & Google. Cameron has a real passion for technology, events and 'Live' being an avid a regular theatre & concert goer which reinforces his passion for delivering live experiences in an international landscape.

Marek brings over 16 years of industry experience with a specialist focus on video and LED technology for high-profile broadcast environments. He plays a key role in delivering technically demanding sporting events for PRG, bringing his core strengths in strategy, business growth, and event management.

Over his career he has worked on major projects including:

• London Olympic Games 2012
• Cricket World Cup
• Snooker World Championships
• Boxing international events

Caroline re-joined PRG in 2017 as an account manager having worked at Panalux Broadcast and Events in a similar role for a number of years. Starting her career studying Entertainment Lighting, her raft of experience includes working as a freelance moving light technician and as an in-house electrician in West End Theatre. Caroline maintains a passion for the TV and Film industry, with an energy for new ideas and concepts in broadcasting In recent years she has supported lighting designers on iconic game shows and reality TV including the 1% Club the relaunched Big Brother among others.