Chris Kilbee Appointed Group Director of UBM Pharma Portfolio

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AMSTERDAM, Jan. 11/PRN=KYODO JBN / --

      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 (9-11 April, 2014 in Tokyo); 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 (7-9 October 2014, Paris Nord Villepinte, France).

    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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    SOURCE: UBM Live