Senior Management

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. Close

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. Close

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. Close

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. Close

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. Close

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. Close

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. Close

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. Close

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. Close

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. Close

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. Close

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.  Close

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. Close

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.  Close

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