London – Mike Rusbridge, Chairman of Reed Exhibitions, part of RELX Group, is to retire at the end of 2015. Rusbridge joined Reed Exhibitions as its CEO Europe in 1988, becoming President of Europe and Asia in 1994 and appointed Chairman and CEO in 1996.
During Rusbridge’s time as CEO and Chairman, Reed Exhibitions has grown from a $400m to $1.5bn company and today organises 500 events in 43 countries, across 43 industry sectors with over 7m participants.
“Mike’s achievement at Reed Exhibitions has been outstanding,” says Erik Engstrom, RELX Group CEO. “Over the two decades he has led the company and built the world’s largest exhibitions business, delivering consistent growth over 20 years. I wish him well for the future.”
Chet Burchett became CEO of Reed Exhibitions in January 2015.
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About Reed Exhibitions
Reed Exhibitions is the world’s leading events organiser, with over 500 events in 40 countries. In 2014 Reed brought together over 7m active event participants from around the world generating billions of dollars in business. Today Reed events are held throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa and organised by 34 fully staffed offices. Reed Exhibitions serves 43 industry sectors with trade and consumer events and is part of the RELX Group, a world-leading provider of information solutions for professional customers. www.reedexpo.com
About RELX Group
RELX Group plc is a world-leading provider of information solutions for professional customers across industries. The group employs about 29,000 people of whom half are in North America. Reed Elsevier PLC is the London Stock Exchange listed vehicle for holding shares in RELX Group. Shareholders in Reed Elsevier PLC own a 52.9% economic interest in RELX Group. Reed Elsevier NV is the Amsterdam Stock Exchange listed vehicle for holding shares in RELX Group. External shareholders in Reed Elsevier NV own a 47.1% economic interest in RELX Group. The combined market capitalisation of the two parent companies is approximately £21.7bn/€30.2bn*. Its shares are traded on the London, Amsterdam and New York Stock Exchanges using the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New York: RUK and ENL. www.relxgroup.com
*Note: Current market capitalisation can be found at http://www.relxgroup.com/investors