2 September 2014

Reed Exhibitions today announces the appointment of Chet Burchett as Chief Executive Officer of Reed Exhibitions reporting to Mike Rusbridge, who will continue in the role as Executive Chairman.

Chet Burchett, Regional President The Americas (South America, USA & Mexico) will take on his new role in January 2015. Chet joined Reed Exhibitions in early 2004 from Burson-Marsteller, a leading global public relations agency. With ten years' experience as Regional President at Reed Exhibitions, Chet has been instrumental in driving global initiatives and significant growth of the Reed Exhibitions Americas business. Chet, currently based in USA, will relocate to the UK at the beginning of next year.

After more than 20 years as Chairman and CEO of Reed Exhibitions, Mike Rusbridge said of the division of the roles: "Reed Exhibitions has an exciting future ahead with strong growth expected and a clear plan of what will be required to realise our goals over the coming years. I believe, as both Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, now is the right time to separate these two roles to ensure we remain focussed on our strategic direction while executing well on the objectives we set ourselves each year."

Commenting on the new appointment, Mike Rusbridge said: "Chet has driven new ways of working regionally, such as pricing and customer insights, directed Reed Exhibitions' expansion into both South America and Mexico and has been instrumental in leading our collaboration initiatives globally. I am confident that Reed Exhibitions, under Chet's management, will continue to provide innovative solutions to our customers' needs around the world and achieve the ambitious growth targets we have set ourselves."

Reed Exhibitions also announces a number of new appointments:  Hervé Sedky has been appointed to the role of Regional President, Reed Exhibitions Americas and joins the company on September 15th.  Hervé comes to Reed Exhibitions after a 22 year career at the American Express Company.  He was most recently the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the American Express Company's Global Business Travel division and a member of the Senior Management Team.

Nancy Walsh, Vice President Reed Exhibitions North America has been promoted to President, Reed Exhibitions North America and Mexico, and alongside Juan Pablo De Vera, President Reed Exhibitions Alcantara Machado in Brazil, will report to Hervé Sedky. 

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About Reed Exhibitions
Reed Exhibitions is the world's leading events organiser, with over 500 events in 40 countries. In 2013 Reed brought together over six million 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 Reed Elsevier Group plc, a world-leading publisher and information provider.
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About Reed Elsevier
Reed Elsevier Group plc is a world leading provider of professional information solutions. The group employs approximately 28,000 people of whom half are in North America. Reed Elsevier Group PLC is owned equally by two parent companies, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV; the combined market capitalisation of the two parent companies is approximately £20bn/€25bn. 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.

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