Rutger Oudejans Appointed Brand Director of UBM Pharma Portfolio

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AMSTERDAM, Apr. 16, 2014/PRN=KYODO JBN/ -

        Responsibilities will include widening the brand's global reach and

                        continuing CPhI Worldwide event expansion

    CPhI Worldwide [http://www.cphi.com ], part of UBM Live, has announced the

appointment of Rutger Oudejans to the role of Brand Director of the UBM Pharma

Portfolio. Central to the role is responsibility for the strategic development

of UBM's Pharmaceutical brands (CPhI, ICSE, Inno-Pack and P-MEC), communities

(CPhI Online), content (CPhI annual report), products and services.

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    Rutger will primarily be responsible for the flagship CPhI Worldwide event

taking place in Paris this year. He has tasked himself with expanding the

brand's exposure within the established Western markets, whilst also cementing

attendance from an increasing number of emerging markets.

    Oudejans will also continue to grow CPhI Worldwide's Pre-Connect conference

platform and the well-respected CPhI Pharma Awards, which recognise industry's

biggest innovations. He is a creative, strategic and highly experienced leader,

who brings hands-on pharmaceutical industry knowledge to the position, having

undertaken previous roles in Asia focusing on functional excipients and

formerly representing UBM's pharma division for several years.

    Commenting on his appointment, Oudejans remarked: "I am delighted to be

taking on this position within the Pharma division at UBM Live and I look

forward to leading the delivery of CPhI's flagship Worldwide event. This year,

we will continue to expand the event with increased exhibitors and attendees

from across the globe, as well as launching the second edition of the annual

report, alongside the successful custom matchmaking, innovation tours and free

seminars."

    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, Istanbul, Russia and South America and co-locates

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.

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

    The UBM Live annual schedule of Pharmaceutical events also includes CPhI

Russia and IPhEB (16-17 April, 2014 at the Lenexpo Exhibition Complex- St

Petersburg, Russia); CPhI, P-MEC and Innopack South East Asia (20-22 May, 2014

at the Jakarta International Expo- Jakarta, Indonesia); CPhI Istanbul (4-6

June, 2014, at the Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre- Turkey);

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 Korea (2-3 September, 2014 at the COEX-

Seoul, South Korea); CPhI, ICSE, P-MEC and InnoPack Worldwide (7-9 October

2014, Paris Nord Villepinte- France); CPhI and P-MEC India (2-4 December, 2014

at the Bombay Exhibition Centre- Mumbai); CPhI, ICSE, P-MEC, BioPh and

Pharmatec Japan (22-24 April, 2015 at the Big Sight Exhibition Centre- Tokyo).

    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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    Alex Heeley or Tristan Jervis

    De Facto Communications

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SOURCE: UBM Live