Accessible version of the Senior Management page
Strong leadership is fundamental to the success of our business.
UBM’s senior management team combines the executives who lead
our three principal business, CMP, Commonwealth and PR Newswire,
with key personnel from UBM’s headquarters
function.
David Levin, Chief Executive Officer Nigel Wilson, Chief Financial Officer & Deputy Chief Executive Officer Philip Chapnick, Chief Executive Officer, Think Services Andrew Crow, Deputy Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Duvalier, People and Culture Director Henry Elkington, Chief Executive Officer, CMPMedica Jime Essink, Chief Executive Officer, CMP Asia Robert Faletra, Chief Executive Officer, Everything Channel Alan Glass, President & Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Business Media Charles Gregson, Chief Executive Officer, PR Newswire Neil Mepham, Head of Taxation Paul Miller, Chief Executive Officer, TechInsights Anne Siddell, Company Secretary Tony Uphoff, Chief Executive Officer, TechWeb
David was appointed as group chief executive officer in April 2005, having previously been chief executive of Symbian, a mobile phone software licensing company, since April 2002. He joined Symbian from Psion PLC, the handheld computing company, where he was chief executive from February 1999. Prior to that, he spent five years with the international business-publishing group Euromoney Institutional Investor, as chief operating officer and before that as president of Institutional Investor in New York. Previously he worked with the venture capital group Apax Partners, and with the consultancy firm Bain and Company for five years, mostly in Asia. David has an MBA from Stanford University and an MA from Oxford.
Nigel Wilson was appointed to the board as chief financial officer in 2001. Prior to that he was group finance director of Viridian Group plc from 1996 to 2000, and became managing director of Viridian Capital in 2000. Nigel is a non-executive director of Halfords PLC where he also chairs the audit committee. Previous appointments include group finance director at Waste Management International plc, Chief Executive, Corporate G.P.A., head of corporate finance and group commercial director of Dixons Group plc, managing director of Stanhope Properties plc and a consultant at McKinsey. Nigel has a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Aged 52.
Philip joined the company in 1987 as Editor-in-Chief of Al Expert Magazine and has held a wide variety of editorial, publishing and management positions. As CEO, he is responsible for connecting specialized professional communities worldwide: game development, software development, IT service and support, and customer management. An avid collector of books, coins and antiquities, Philip has a Bachelors Degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Andrew qualified as a chartered accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells. With Deloitte and subsequently Coopers & Lybrand he undertook a wide range of advisory and consultancy roles for major clients, focusing on the retail and leisure sectors. Andrew joined United Business Media in 1997 as Group Financial Controller and was appointed as Deputy Chief Financial Officer in 2001. Andrew is a graduate of the University of Bristol with an honours degree in Mathematics and Statistics; he also holds an MBA from Warwick Business School.
Henry, 41, joined UBM in August 2005 as director of corporate development, M&A and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of CMPMedica in May 2006. He has extensive experience in corporate development having spent 16 years at the Boston consulting group, where he advised clients on strategy, M&A and post-merger integration in a wide range of industries from telecoms, media and pharmaceuticals, to banking, retail and consumer goods. He became a partner and director in 1996, and was part of the leadership team of BCG's technology & communications practice. In 2004 he established his own consultancy practice advising CEOs. Henry graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in electrical engineering and won a Harkness Fellowship to study technology and public policy at MIT.
Jime took up his post as Chief Executive Officer of CMP Asia in November 2007. Jime has long experience of leading and growing B2B media businesses in emerging and developed markets throughout Asia and Europe. He joins UBM from VNU Exhibitions where he worked since 1999. Based in Shanghai as CEO of VNU Exhibitions Asia, Jime was responsible for VNU's portfolio of more than 20 Asian exhibitions which serve a wide range of B2B and consumer markets. In 2006 he was appointed CEO of VNU Exhibitions Europe and President of VNU Exhibitions Asia, spending a week a month in China. Before joining VNU, Jime also spent seven years as managing director of Miller Freeman Netherlands (now CMPi), organiser of among others the Pharmaceutical and Food Ingredients events.
A professional journalist, Robert joined the company in 1989 and during his tenure,CRN become the largest Channel-focused trade publication in North America. As CEO, Robert heads Everything Channel which provides a wide range of media services and business tools for Solution Providers and IT suppliers to run their business. Considered an authority for solution provider and distribution channel issues, he is a frequent speaker at major industry events and top manufacturers’ private gatherings of solution providers. Robert is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
As a result of the acquisition of Commonwealth Business Media, Alan joined UBM in July 2006. Alan has over thirty years of senior management experience in the media and information industry. Having held a range of posts with Primedia Information, Inc., from 1997 as President and Chief Executive Officer, Alan led the management buyout which created Commonwealth Business Media in October 2000. Prior to joining Primedia, Alan was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Thomson Transport Press. Under his leadership, Thomson Transport Press made a number of acquisitions and became a key provider of information for the worldwide transportation market. Alan graduated with a degree in Political Science from Ursinus College and holds a Masters degree in Education from Villanova University.
Neil qualified as an accountant in 1987, having trained and qualified with a small firm of chartered accountants in the city called Hope Agar & Co. On qualification as an accountant, he joined Deloitte Haskins & Sells corporate tax department. He worked there for a period of 11 years through their various mergers with Coopers & Lybrand and then PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Neil worked on the MAI UNM account as an advisor from 1993 through to 1998 when he joined United News & Media Plc as Head of Tax. Neil is a graduate from Warwick University with an Honours Degree in Economics.
Paul has held many positions in electronics media and information since joining the company 18 years ago. As CEO, he is responsible for TechInsights’ product portfolio and has spearheaded its global expansion into market and competitive intelligence and professional consulting services with innovative acquisitions including How Machines Work Corporation and Semiconductor Insights. Paul graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a B.A. (Hons) Degree in Communication Studies and is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (ACIM). He also earned a Diploma in Marketing at Croyden College.
Anne joined UBM in June 1997 from House of Fraser plc where she was Company Secretary. A solicitor by training, Anne spent several years in private practice in the City specialising in media and intellectual property law before joining the TVS group, where she spent six years first as in-house lawyer and subsequently as Group Company Secretary and Head of Legal Services. Anne graduated from Leeds University with an honours degree in Spanish and Portuguese and qualified as a solicitor in 1979.
Tony started at the company in 1987 and throughout the 1990s he headed the Business Technology Group and was publisher of InformationWeek during its rise to #1 market position. Tony rejoined UBM in 2006 after working at Nielsen Business Media, as publisher of The Hollywood Reporter and President of the Film & Performing Arts Group. Prior to that Tony was CEO of the internet media company BeliefNet. As CEO, Tony is responsible for TechWeb’s leading business technology brands: such as InformationWeek, the TechWeb Network, Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and The Financial Technology Group®. Tony attended San Diego State University.
Career history: A variety of hospital communications roles including two years in Guadeloupe. Joined PG Promotion in 2002 to relaunch two exhibitions in the hospital field, Gerontexpo Handicapexpo and Hopital Expo Intermedica. Now manages all PG Promotion’s exhibitions.
Says Sandrine: "CMPMedica allowed me to move forward by giving me responsibility for the whole PG Promotion exhibitions business – a very exciting challenge with creativity and entrepreneurship a must. Results have been good so far, with increasing turnover, synergies with other parts of the business, and we are continually aiming to improve our commercial offer to our customers. I believe we have great prospects – CMPMedica is in the right position to develop the hospital exhibitions market."
Career history: Joined as a temporary data entry operator in 2000, before becoming production operator. Left in August 2001 to begin a part-time degree in IT management, before rejoining later in the year and then getting a permanent job as microcomputers and network technician in 2002. Moved to his current role in 2005.
Says Christophe: "Our team is in charge of making sure CMPMedica staff have the IT services they need, with all the right functions appropriate tools. I feel lucky that I was able to join a company that took me on as a beginner, gave me responsibility and allowed me to learn, then hired me as a permanent employee and helped my career move forward. If an employee can move forward, so can the whole company."
Career history: Joined Cliggott Publishing in July 1997. Cliggott acquired by CMP Media in November 2003.
She is responsible for research and circulation strategy for all healthcare titles.
Says Beatrix: "We were all worried when we heard about the acquisition, because normally these things cause a lot of anxiety and distress for those being acquired. However, it became clear almost immediately that this would be different. The confidence and openness of the Senior Management Team was immediately reassuring and uplifting, and at every level, I was made to feel welcome and valued. I certainly felt that we were in the hands of an organization that cares about its products and its people. And I'm still here!"
Career history: Worked for a Notilog supplier and was responsible for Notilog’s account for one year. Joined Notilog in 2006.
Says Keila: "Notilog has allowed me to develop professionally by giving me responsibility in the Human Resources Department, creating opportunities to learn new skills and knowledge while supporting H&R issues and fostering a close relationship between H&R and the rest of the organization. Notilog has been successful thanks to talented and dedicated people, working with accountability & commitment, personal values, creativity & operational excellence. Initiatives to consistently produce results and achieve deliverables have been a key factor in Notilog’s ability to offer efficient solutions in media monitoring."
Career history: Worked for an affiliate, PR News Service, in the early 1990s. Joined PR Newswire in 1995. Promoted to current role in 2005, as first product manager for PR Newswire.
Says Sarah: "The internet changed so many things, and I no longer get a blank look when I say I work for PR Newswire. Ten years ago, we were a mystery; now we're a household name (almost). I was the national market manager for technology during the dot com boom, so I had a ringside seat to that entire spectacle. It’s a cool business – the market always has a new twist or turn to keep us on our feet, so in 10 years a lot has changed. We still have the same tremendous culture we had back in 1995 though, and many of the same people, too! The fact that you can't go to any meeting without bumping into a company veteran speaks volumes about PR Newswire. People who succeed here are inquisitive, show a lot of initiative, and like learning. Everything is always changing, and those who embrace change will always be well positioned for success."
Career history: Graduated from Rutgers University in 2005 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Mass Media Studies. Joined PR Newswire in 2005 as an Assistant Editor. Moved from New Jersey to Cleveland, OH in 2007 as we transitioned from a local to a regional service model. Promoted to Senior Editor in September of 2007.
Says Grace: "Having worked for several companies while completing my undergraduate degree, I know that PR Newswire's greatest asset are the people who work hard each day to make the client experience the best it can be. The creation of regional member service centers in 2007, though challenging, proved to be a wonderful growth opportunity for me. As an employee I am proud that our beautiful new office in downtown Cleveland touts a staff of intelligent and highly motivated individuals from all walks of life. It has been a privilege for me to work with a company that values the opinions of all its employees and encourages professional growth. I have been here for almost three years and have yet to tap out of all the benefits and resources available to me."
David Levin, Chief Executive Officer Nigel Wilson, Chief Financial Officer & Deputy Chief Executive Officer Philip Chapnick, Chief Executive Officer, Think Services Andrew Crow, Deputy Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Duvalier, People and Culture Director Henry Elkington, Chief Executive Officer, CMPMedica Jime Essink, Chief Executive Officer, CMP Asia Robert Faletra, Chief Executive Officer, Everything Channel Alan Glass, President & Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Business Media Charles Gregson, Chief Executive Officer, PR Newswire Neil Mepham, Head of Taxation Paul Miller, Chief Executive Officer, TechInsights Anne Siddell, Company Secretary Tony Uphoff, Chief Executive Officer, TechWeb
David Levin, Chief Executive Officer
David was appointed as group chief executive officer in April 2005, having previously been chief executive of Symbian, a mobile phone software licensing company, since April 2002. He joined Symbian from Psion PLC, the handheld computing company, where he was chief executive from February 1999. Prior to that, he spent five years with the international business-publishing group Euromoney Institutional Investor, as chief operating officer and before that as president of Institutional Investor in New York. Previously he worked with the venture capital group Apax Partners, and with the consultancy firm Bain and Company for five years, mostly in Asia. David has an MBA from Stanford University and an MA from Oxford.
Nigel Wilson, Chief Financial Officer & Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Nigel Wilson was appointed to the board as chief financial officer in 2001. Prior to that he was group finance director of Viridian Group plc from 1996 to 2000, and became managing director of Viridian Capital in 2000. Nigel is a non-executive director of Halfords PLC where he also chairs the audit committee. Previous appointments include group finance director at Waste Management International plc, Chief Executive, Corporate G.P.A., head of corporate finance and group commercial director of Dixons Group plc, managing director of Stanhope Properties plc and a consultant at McKinsey. Nigel has a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Aged 52.
Philip Chapnick, Chief Executive Officer, Think Services
Philip joined the company in 1987 as Editor-in-Chief of Al Expert Magazine and has held a wide variety of editorial, publishing and management positions. As CEO, he is responsible for connecting specialized professional communities worldwide: game development, software development, IT service and support, and customer management. An avid collector of books, coins and antiquities, Philip has a Bachelors Degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Andrew Crow, Deputy Chief Financial Officer
Andrew qualified as a chartered accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells. With Deloitte and subsequently Coopers & Lybrand he undertook a wide range of advisory and consultancy roles for major clients, focusing on the retail and leisure sectors. Andrew joined United Business Media in 1997 as Group Financial Controller and was appointed as Deputy Chief Financial Officer in 2001. Andrew is a graduate of the University of Bristol with an honours degree in Mathematics and Statistics; he also holds an MBA from Warwick Business School.
Jennifer Duvalier, People and Culture Director
Jennifer joined UBM in September 2007 as Group People and Culture Director, with a focus on executive talent management and organisation development across UBM.
Jennifer spent the previous four years as Group HR Director with another media group, and had previously spent seven years in management consultancy with the HayGroup, working with Fortune and FTSE 100 organisations in the US, Europe and Asia on organisational change, top team development and leadership capability. During this period, she spent a year on secondment to the Cabinet Office, working on a project sponsored by the Prime Minister to encourage greater interchange between leaders in the public and private sectors.
Jennifer’s first career post university was in corporate finance and international private banking, in the UK and France. She has an MA (Hons) from Oxford.
Henry Elkington, Chief Executive Officer, CMPMedica
Henry, 41, joined UBM in August 2005 as director of corporate development, M&A and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of CMPMedica in May 2006. He has extensive experience in corporate development having spent 16 years at the Boston consulting group, where he advised clients on strategy, M&A and post-merger integration in a wide range of industries from telecoms, media and pharmaceuticals, to banking, retail and consumer goods. He became a partner and director in 1996, and was part of the leadership team of BCG's technology & communications practice. In 2004 he established his own consultancy practice advising CEOs. Henry graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in electrical engineering and won a Harkness Fellowship to study technology and public policy at MIT.
Jime Essink, Chief Executive Officer, CMP Asia
Jime took up his post as Chief Executive Officer of CMP Asia in November 2007. Jime has long experience of leading and growing B2B media businesses in emerging and developed markets throughout Asia and Europe. He joins UBM from VNU Exhibitions where he worked since 1999. Based in Shanghai as CEO of VNU Exhibitions Asia, Jime was responsible for VNU's portfolio of more than 20 Asian exhibitions which serve a wide range of B2B and consumer markets. In 2006 he was appointed CEO of VNU Exhibitions Europe and President of VNU Exhibitions Asia, spending a week a month in China. Before joining VNU, Jime also spent seven years as managing director of Miller Freeman Netherlands (now CMPi), organiser of among others the Pharmaceutical and Food Ingredients events.
Robert Faletra, Chief Executive Officer, Everything Channel
A professional journalist, Robert joined the company in 1989 and during his tenure,CRN become the largest Channel-focused trade publication in North America. As CEO, Robert heads Everything Channel which provides a wide range of media services and business tools for Solution Providers and IT suppliers to run their business. Considered an authority for solution provider and distribution channel issues, he is a frequent speaker at major industry events and top manufacturers’ private gatherings of solution providers. Robert is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Alan Glass, President & Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Business Media
As a result of the acquisition of Commonwealth Business Media, Alan joined UBM in July 2006. Alan has over thirty years of senior management experience in the media and information industry. Having held a range of posts with Primedia Information, Inc., from 1997 as President and Chief Executive Officer, Alan led the management buyout which created Commonwealth Business Media in October 2000. Prior to joining Primedia, Alan was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Thomson Transport Press. Under his leadership, Thomson Transport Press made a number of acquisitions and became a key provider of information for the worldwide transportation market. Alan graduated with a degree in Political Science from Ursinus College and holds a Masters degree in Education from Villanova University.
Charles Gregson, Chief Executive Officer, PR Newswire
Charles Gregson, 61, is chief executive officer of PR Newswire. He joined MAI plc in 1974 as group solicitor and became a director of that company in 1984. He is chairman of ICAP plc, and deputy chairman of Provident Financial plc. Charles graduated from Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He has an MA in Law and is a qualified solicitor.
Neil Mepham, Head of Taxation
Neil qualified as an accountant in 1987, having trained and qualified with a small firm of chartered accountants in the city called Hope Agar & Co. On qualification as an accountant, he joined Deloitte Haskins & Sells corporate tax department. He worked there for a period of 11 years through their various mergers with Coopers & Lybrand and then PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Neil worked on the MAI UNM account as an advisor from 1993 through to 1998 when he joined United News & Media Plc as Head of Tax. Neil is a graduate from Warwick University with an Honours Degree in Economics.
Paul Miller, Chief Executive Officer, TechInsights
Paul has held many positions in electronics media and information since joining the company 18 years ago. As CEO, he is responsible for TechInsights’ product portfolio and has spearheaded its global expansion into market and competitive intelligence and professional consulting services with innovative acquisitions including How Machines Work Corporation and Semiconductor Insights. Paul graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a B.A. (Hons) Degree in Communication Studies and is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (ACIM). He also earned a Diploma in Marketing at Croyden College.
Anne Siddell, Company Secretary
Anne joined UBM in June 1997 from House of Fraser plc where she was Company Secretary. A solicitor by training, Anne spent several years in private practice in the City specialising in media and intellectual property law before joining the TVS group, where she spent six years first as in-house lawyer and subsequently as Group Company Secretary and Head of Legal Services. Anne graduated from Leeds University with an honours degree in Spanish and Portuguese and qualified as a solicitor in 1979.
Tony Uphoff, Chief Executive Officer, TechWeb
Tony started at the company in 1987 and throughout the 1990s he headed the Business Technology Group and was publisher of InformationWeek during its rise to #1 market position. Tony rejoined UBM in 2006 after working at Nielsen Business Media, as publisher of The Hollywood Reporter and President of the Film & Performing Arts Group. Prior to that Tony was CEO of the internet media company BeliefNet. As CEO, Tony is responsible for TechWeb’s leading business technology brands: such as InformationWeek, the TechWeb Network, Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and The Financial Technology Group®. Tony attended San Diego State University.
Sandrine Degos
, Exhibitions Business Unit Manager, PG Promotion, Issy les MoulineauxCareer history: A variety of hospital communications roles including two years in Guadeloupe. Joined PG Promotion in 2002 to relaunch two exhibitions in the hospital field, Gerontexpo Handicapexpo and Hopital Expo Intermedica. Now manages all PG Promotion’s exhibitions.
Says Sandrine: "CMPMedica allowed me to move forward by giving me responsibility for the whole PG Promotion exhibitions business – a very exciting challenge with creativity and entrepreneurship a must. Results have been good so far, with increasing turnover, synergies with other parts of the business, and we are continually aiming to improve our commercial offer to our customers. I believe we have great prospects – CMPMedica is in the right position to develop the hospital exhibitions market."
Christophe Semeteys
, Systems & Networks Administrator, CMP Medica Services, Issy les MoulineauxCareer history: Joined as a temporary data entry operator in 2000, before becoming production operator. Left in August 2001 to begin a part-time degree in IT management, before rejoining later in the year and then getting a permanent job as microcomputers and network technician in 2002. Moved to his current role in 2005.
Says Christophe: "Our team is in charge of making sure CMPMedica staff have the IT services they need, with all the right functions appropriate tools. I feel lucky that I was able to join a company that took me on as a beginner, gave me responsibility and allowed me to learn, then hired me as a permanent employee and helped my career move forward. If an employee can move forward, so can the whole company."
Caroline Damour-Nobi
, VIDAL Internet Project Manager, Issy-les-Molineaux, FranceCareer history: Studied Chinese and linguistics. Joined VIDAL in February 1990 as a researcher, responding to customer queries and maintaining VIDAL’s first electronic drugs database. Managed VIDAL’s first website from its launch in 1999 and worked across many websites since.
Says Caroline: "I very much enjoy having the opportunity to move around within the company. Working across the different sites has enriched my career. I like the people I am working with and I like my job: two good reasons to get up in the morning!"
Beatrix Eriksen
, Group Director, Research and Circulation, Cliggott Publishing Group (part of CMP Healthcare Media), based in Darien, ConnecticutCareer history: Joined Cliggott Publishing in July 1997. Cliggott acquired by CMP Media in November 2003.
She is responsible for research and circulation strategy for all healthcare titles.
Says Beatrix: "We were all worried when we heard about the acquisition, because normally these things cause a lot of anxiety and distress for those being acquired. However, it became clear almost immediately that this would be different. The confidence and openness of the Senior Management Team was immediately reassuring and uplifting, and at every level, I was made to feel welcome and valued. I certainly felt that we were in the hands of an organization that cares about its products and its people. And I'm still here!"
Keila Rodrigues
, Human Resources Assistant, Human Resources Assistant, Notilog, BrazilCareer history: Worked for a Notilog supplier and was responsible for Notilog’s account for one year. Joined Notilog in 2006.
Says Keila: "Notilog has allowed me to develop professionally by giving me responsibility in the Human Resources Department, creating opportunities to learn new skills and knowledge while supporting H&R issues and fostering a close relationship between H&R and the rest of the organization. Notilog has been successful thanks to talented and dedicated people, working with accountability & commitment, personal values, creativity & operational excellence. Initiatives to consistently produce results and achieve deliverables have been a key factor in Notilog’s ability to offer efficient solutions in media monitoring."
Sarah Skerik
, VP Newswire Distribution, ChicagoCareer history: Worked for an affiliate, PR News Service, in the early 1990s. Joined PR Newswire in 1995. Promoted to current role in 2005, as first product manager for PR Newswire.
Says Sarah: "The internet changed so many things, and I no longer get a blank look when I say I work for PR Newswire. Ten years ago, we were a mystery; now we're a household name (almost). I was the national market manager for technology during the dot com boom, so I had a ringside seat to that entire spectacle. It’s a cool business – the market always has a new twist or turn to keep us on our feet, so in 10 years a lot has changed. We still have the same tremendous culture we had back in 1995 though, and many of the same people, too! The fact that you can't go to any meeting without bumping into a company veteran speaks volumes about PR Newswire. People who succeed here are inquisitive, show a lot of initiative, and like learning. Everything is always changing, and those who embrace change will always be well positioned for success."
Grace Vargas
, Senior Editor, ClevelandCareer history: Graduated from Rutgers University in 2005 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Mass Media Studies. Joined PR Newswire in 2005 as an Assistant Editor. Moved from New Jersey to Cleveland, OH in 2007 as we transitioned from a local to a regional service model. Promoted to Senior Editor in September of 2007.
Says Grace: "Having worked for several companies while completing my undergraduate degree, I know that PR Newswire's greatest asset are the people who work hard each day to make the client experience the best it can be. The creation of regional member service centers in 2007, though challenging, proved to be a wonderful growth opportunity for me. As an employee I am proud that our beautiful new office in downtown Cleveland touts a staff of intelligent and highly motivated individuals from all walks of life. It has been a privilege for me to work with a company that values the opinions of all its employees and encourages professional growth. I have been here for almost three years and have yet to tap out of all the benefits and resources available to me."
