3rd Oct 2005 06:00
3 October 2005Bernard Gray steps down as CEO of CMPiUnited Business Media announces that Bernard Gray, Chief Executive of CMPi isto leave the company to take up a new role as Chief Executive of TSL Education.David Levin, Chief Executive of United Business Media, said:"Bernard has done a great job in his role as CEO of CMPi and we wish him wellin his new role."Egon Zehnder have been retained to conduct a search for a new CEO. Bothinternal and external candidates will be considered. In the interim, CMPi willreport to David Levin. END EnquiriesPressSusan Donovan Director of CommunicationsE-mail [email protected] telephone 0207 921 5961Mobile 0777 580 8185Chris Barrie Citigate Dewe RogersonE-mail [email protected] telephone 0207 282 2943Mobile 0796 872 72 89Simon Rigby Citigate Dewe RogersonE-mail [email protected] telephone 0207 282 2847Mobile 0777 178 4446AnalystsAndy Crow Deputy Chief Financial OfficerEmail [email protected] telephone 0207 921 5040Mobile 0772 007 2288Brett Jacobs Citigate Dewe RogersonEmail [email protected] Direct telephone 0207 282 2971Mobile 0776 465 5423BackgroundUnited Business Media plc (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)United Business Media plc offers information services in news distribution,publishing and events to customers around the globe. Its brands include PRNewswire, the world's leading corporate news distribution service; and CMP, themagazines, exhibitions and online group for professionals and enthusiastsoperating in a wide range of trading markets in the US, UK, Asia and Europeincluding the high tech, healthcare, property, entertainment, jewellery andfashion industries.Operating Companies:UBM's publishing and events companies operate under the CMP name: CMP Mediabased in the US, CMP Asia based in Asia, CMPMedica in Healthcare markets inEurope and Asia and CMP Information based in the UK. UBM's news distributionbusiness PR Newswire operates globally, from a US base.CustomersUBM's market leading - typically ranked number one or two - products serve topblue chip clients in all their end markets including:-Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Astra Zeneca, Forest Laboratories, Pfizer/Pharmacia, Merck & Co, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Cisco, Toyo Shinaku, IndiaTrade Promotions Organisation, China Chamber of Commerce, Sinopharm, Incase,Edelman Worldwide, Porter Novelli, Fleishman Hillard, NASA.Product CategoriesPublications - Over 160 magazines, 110 countries, 4m readers, 4,500 advertisersEvents - Over 300 events, 1.3m visitors, 20,000 exhibitors, from 120 countriesDirectories - Over 50 directories, over 750 thousand recipients, in over 40 countriesOnline - Over 200 websites, 22 million page impressionsNews Distribution - Over 180,000 messages distributed to tens of thousands of media points in 135 countries and in more than 150 languages - Over 80,000 journalists registered on media-only Web site with 1million releases viewed monthly - Over 460,000 journalists profiled in media targeting database - Over 10,000 print and more than 12,000 online sources, including websites, blogs and databases monitored - Over 150 queries distributed to more than 12,000 public relations and information officers from reporters researching stories - Leading broadcast public relations and multimedia company Product BrandsCMP Mediawww.cmpmedia.com Information Week, CRN, EE Times, Network Computing, VARBusiness, TechWeb,Consultant Magazine, Game Developer Conference, Embedded Systems Conference,Xchange Conferences, Guitar Player, Health & Beauty America, Seatrade CruiseShipping Convention CMP Informationwww.cmpinformation.comCPHI, Building, Furniture Show, Property Week, Farmer's Guardian, FIE, Ifsec,Health & Safety, Pulse, Daltons Weekly, Trade It, Trader, Opportunities,Private Villas, This Caring Business, ECM CMPMedicawww.cmpmedica.comVidal, Journal du Medicin, Gelbeliste, Vademecum, Medical Observer, Carnets deSante, MIMS, Kassenarzt, Medex, MedServe /CMP Asiawww.cmpasia.comAsia Pacific Leather Fair, Cosmoprof Asia, China Furniture Fair, Hong KongJewellery and Watch Fair, Health Industry News, Jewellery News Asia, TokyoIntnl Health Industry Show.PR Newswirewww.prnewswire.comMultiVu, MediaAtlas, eWatch, Profnet, US1This press release includes statements which are not historical facts and areconsidered "forward-looking" within the meaning of Section 27 of the SecuritiesAct of 1933, as amended. These forward-looking statements reflect UBM'scurrent views about future events, business and growth strategy and financialperformance. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use ofterms and phrases such as "believe," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "ontarget" and similar expressions identifying forward-looking statements.Investors should not rely on forward-looking statements because they aresubject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could causeactual results to differ materially from UBM's expectations. UBM expresslydoes not undertake any duty to update forward-looking statements. Managementdoes not attempt to update forecasts unless conditions materially change.ENDUNITED BUSINESS MEDIA PLCRelated Shares:
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