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GLOBAL MEETINGS AND EVENTS PORTFOLIO

12 Jan 2010

Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) appoints new Group Exhibition Director for Global Meetings and Events Portfolio

Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) has announced the appointment of CRAIG MOYES as its new Group Exhibition Director (GED) for the global Meetings and Events portfolio.
Moyes was previously Exhibition Director of World Travel Market (WTM), a position he has held since 2006. Prior to this, he also directed and managed events for Informa PLC and Brintex Exhibitions Ltd and has had an international career in the exhibition and events industry for more than 15 years, working in South America, Asia and Europe.
Commenting on his appointment, Craig Moyes said: “As Exhibition Director for WTM, RTE’s flagship event, Europe’s biggest travel trade event and arguably the UK’s largest b2b event of any kind, I have worked on every continent with the travel industry and all its stakeholders. This strategic experience, coupled with the sheer size and scale of WTM, is a critical factor in working with the meetings and incentives team on the future development of their portfolio of events.”

Moyes’ role as GED will be to manage teams in five continents and oversee the continuing development and expansion of the international portfolio of events that include EIBTM in Barcelona, Spain; GIBTM in Abu Dhabi; CIBTM in Beijing, China; AIBTM in Baltimore, USA (2011) and AIME in Melbourne, Australia.
Commenting on the appointment Vanessa Cotton, Chair of the Meeting & Events Portfolio, said: “The appointment of Craig adds considerable weight to our leadership. We now have a superb Group Exhibition Director with unrivalled international operational experience, business background and contacts, an experienced executive team at our headquarters in the UK and regional meetings industry professionals in Asia, Middle East, USA and Australia. I am looking forward to working with the extended team and developing the RTE Meetings and Events portfolio.”
As a further demonstration of the Reed Travel Exhibitions’ commitment to the portfolio and the meetings market there has been a restructure of the management team.
Mandy Torrens, who has served for many years with EIBTM most latterly as Exhibition Director, is promoted to the new role as Head of Marketing and Buyer Programmes for the entire portfolio – responsible for the management of the marketing of all the events to maximise RTE’s global reach and market presence. She will also spearhead the development of the Educational and Association relationships, essential to RTE’s deepening involvement with the meetings industry, as well as integrating and improving the buyer programmes across the portfolio.

Coinciding with Mandy’s appointment, Graeme Barnett will be moving across from Exhibition Director from CIBTM and GIBTM to EIBTM. He will also take on responsibility for delivering a world-class sales strategy for the portfolio.
Further announcements will also be made about senior positions for AIBTM, GIBTM and CIBTM over the coming weeks.
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Notes to Editors:
1. Reed Travel Exhibitions is part of Reed Exhibitions, the world's leading organiser of trade and consumer events which excels in creating high profile, highly targeted business and consumer exhibitions and events to establish and maintain business relations, and generate new business.
2. Every year Reed runs over 470 events in 37 countries, bringing together over 7 million active event participants worldwide. With over 2,700 employees in 38 offices around the globe Reed serves 44 industries worldwide. Our network of offices and promoters extends to 65 countries. With more market-leading events than any other organiser, nobody delivers more business contacts than Reed Exhibitions.
3. Reed Travel Exhibitions organise 14 events worldwide, including World Travel Market, Arabian Travel Market, European Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition (EIBTM), Americas Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition (AIBTM), Asia Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo (AIME), International Golf Travel Market, Top Resa, ICCA Exhibition, in association with the ICCA Congress, International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM), La Cumbre, City Break, China Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition (CIBTM), Gulf Incentive Business Travel & Meetings (GIBTM) and Asia Luxury Travel Market (ALTM).

4. For further press information, please visit the Reed Travel Exhibitions’ website on www.reedtravelexhibitions.com <http://www.reedtravelexhibitions.com>.
5. Reed Exhibitions is the world’s leading events organiser, with over 470 events in 37 countries. In 2008 Reed brought together over seven million industry professionals from around the world generating billions of dollars in business. Today Reed events are held throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, and organised by 38 fully staffed offices.

6. Reed organises a wide range of events, including exhibitions, conferences, congresses and meetings. Its portfolio of over 470 events serves 44 industry sectors, including:
Aerospace & aviation, automobiles, broadcasting, building & construction, electronics, energy, oil & gas, engineering, manufacturing, environment, food service & hospitality, gifts, healthcare, interior design, IT & telecoms, jewellery, life science & pharmaceuticals, machinery, medical education, printing & graphics, property & real estate, security & safety, sports & recreation, travel.

7. Working closely with professional bodies, trade associations and government departments Reed ensures that each and every event is targeted and relevant to industry needs. As a result, many Reed events are market leaders in their field.

8. Reed Exhibitions is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc, a FTSE-100 company and world-leading publisher and information provider. In February 2009, Reed Elsevier reported revenues for 2008 of £5,334/€6,721m.

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