Chris Kilbee Appointed Group Director of UBM Pharma Portfolio

Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) -

Kilbee responsible for driving the portfolio globally including
increased

emphasis on digital and content

CPhI, part of UBM Live, has announced the appointment of Chris
Kilbee to the role of Group Director of the UBM Pharma Portfolio.
Central to the role is responsibility for the strategic development
and delivery of market leading event brands CPhI, ICSE, Inno-Pack and
P-MEC, held in Europe, China, India, Japan, Russia, Turkey, South
America and South-East Asia and digital solutions including CPhI
Online and CPhI Pharma Evolution.

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Chris will be responsible for the delivery of trusted CPhI global
brands that connect Pharma buyers and suppliers, a continued focus on
providing high-quality content and conferences, and added value for
customers. He has targeted growth in emerging markets, mirroring
shifts within the wider pharma industry, with CPhI continuing to
expand into the world's largest and growing markets.

Chris has already overseen the launch of CPhI Istanbul - a new
event starting in 2014 - and the completion of the company's first
Annual Industry Report. Utilising a newly formed expert industry
panel, the report featured an unbiased analysis of the global
pharmaceutical market, holistically examining the current environment
and forecasting future trends.

A highly experienced business leader who has worked across a
number of different parts of UBM, most recently running a media and
events business based in London Chris brings new insights and
approaches to the pharma brand.

Commenting on his appointment, Kilbee remarked: "I am delighted to
be taking on this position and overseeing the Pharma portfolio at UBM
Live. It is our vision to widen CPhI's pharma portfolio across new
and diverse geographies and platforms where we see opportunities
emerging, delivering new services that help to connect the pharma
community. CPhI has a proven record of delivery built over two
decades and we continually strive to evolve the business so that it
remains flexible and adapts alongside the global pharma market-
maintaining and expanding the brand's reach as the essential hub to
meet new contacts and build partnerships."

He continued: "This year we will launch CPhI in Istanbul and we
want to continue focusing on leading the development of the brand
within markets where there are significant opportunities for growth
in exports, and/or burgeoning domestic markets with modernising
healthcare reimbursement models. This will ensure CPhI helps
international pharma executives and manufacturers to develop the new
pharma economies globally."

Notes to editors

About CPhI

CPhI drives growth and innovation at every step of the global
pharmaceutical supply chain from drug discovery to finished dosage.
Through exhibitions, conferences and online communities, CPhI brings
together more than 100,000 pharmaceutical professionals each year to
network, identify business opportunities and expand the global
market. CPhI hosts events in Europe, China, India, Japan, Southeast
Asia, Russia and South America co-located with ICSE for contract
services, P-MEC for machinery, equipment & technology, InnoPack for
pharmaceutical packaging and BioPh for biopharma. CPhI provides an
online buyer & supplier directory at CPhI-Online.com and hosts a
global community with news and analysis at PharmaEvolution.com.

For more information visit: http://www.cphi.com

The UBM Live annual schedule of Pharmaceutical events also
includes CPhI and P-MEC India (3-5 December, 2013 at the Bombay
Exhibition Centre in Mumbai); CPhI, ICSE, P-MEC, BioPh and Pharmatec
Japan ; CPhI Russia and IPhEB (16-17 April, 2014 in St Petersburg,
Russia); CPhI, P-MEC and Innopack South East Asia (20-22 May, 2014 in
Jakarta, Indonesia); CPhI Istanbul (4-6 June, 2014, Turkey) and CPhI,
Hi and Fi, ICSE, P-MEC, BioPh and LabWorld China (26-28 June, 2014 at
SNIEC, Shanghai, China), CPhI South America (5-7 August 2014 at Expo
Centre Norte, Sao Paulo, Brazil); CPhI, ICSE, P-MEC and InnoPack
Worldwide .

About UBM Live

UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies
across five continents to develop new business, meet customers,
launch new products, promote their brands, and expand their market.
Through premier brands such as TFM&A, Internet World, IFSEC, MD&M,
CPhI, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, and many others, UBM
Live exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications,
Websites, and training and certification programs are an integral
part of the marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry
sectors.

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