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Neville Buch (Chairman) BSc, joined the Company when it launched in 1998. He was previously Executive Chairman of Blenheim Group PLC, a leading international exhibition, publishing and conference company which was acquired by United News & Media plc for £593 million in 1996. |
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| Douglas Emslie (Group Managing Director) BAcc (Hons) CA, joined the Company when it launched in 1998 as Finance Director, becoming Group Managing Director in 2000. Prior to joining Tarsus he held senior management positions at Blenheim Group Plc and after its takeover, United Business Media plc. He is Chairman of the Association of Event Organisers and Chairman of the Events Industry Alliance. He is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. |  |
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Clive Smith (Chairman of Labels Group) , joined the Company in June 1998. He has been in the exhibitions industry for all of his working life and is the founder of the Labelex Group of companies. He joined United Trade Press Limited in 1966 as a sales manager in its exhibition division. He left that company in 1974 to set up his own business, Clive Smith & Associates. In 1979 he established Labelex to incorporate the exhibition interests of that business and to launch the Labelex exhibition in the United Kingdom. |
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| Ashley Milton (Group Finance Director) BA, ACA, joined the company in November 2008, having spent nearly 8 years at Aegis Group plc as CFO of Aegis Media and previously as deputy Group Finance Director. Prior to joining Aegis he spent 10 years in the Media and Entertainment division of PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He qualified as an ACA in 1994. |  |
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Roger Pellow (Director Labels Group) joined Tarsus in 2001, and heads up the Group's label division which runs nine Labelexpo events across the globe and publishes the market leading magazine, Labels and Labeling. Prior to this, Mr Pellow worked at CMPi (part of United Business Media plc) where he was Sales Director of the UK Division. |
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| Romuald Gadrat (President, Tarsus France), joined the Group in 2005 when it acquired his exhibition business, Heavent, the leading French exhibition for the events industry. Heavent is now one of the Group's largest events. A Director of the French Division since November 2007, Romuald was promoted to President of Tarsus France in January 2009. |  |
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Clive Richardson (Chief Executive Officer, Fairs & Exhibitions), has 25 years of B2B media experience in both publishing and events, and has recently returned to Fairs & Exhibitions where he previously held the role of CEO for the Aerospace Division from 2000 to 2005. In his new role, Clive focuses on strategically growing the Group's portfolio of events as well as corporate management and direction. | |
| Steve Krogulski (Chief Executive Officer, Tarsus Expositions USA), directed the Labelexpo Americas event from February 1995 until 2006. As CEO for Tarsus USA, he has played a critical role in leading the company's expansion into new industry sectors including Packaging and Anti-Aging Medicine. Prior to joining Tarsus, Stephen worked for the Marriott Corporation. |  |
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RD Whitney (Chief Executive Officer, Tarsus Online Media Division USA) BS MBA, has become an expert in developing online and offline communities that bring buyers and sellers together through his 19 year career. Before joining Tarsus, RD served 9 years in leadership roles at Kennedy Information, having gained further experience with specialty business publishing firms including Kluwer Law International (a division of Wolters Kluwer), the Thompson Publishing Group, Yankee Publishing, Vicon Publishing and Connell Communications (a division of IDG). RD has also served as a consultant for niche media organisations and information companies and is currently active in the Specialized Information Publishers Association. | |
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