Michael Miller Joins Routes as New Head of Content & Industry Relations

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MANCHESTER, England, May 7 /PRN=KYODO JBN / -- -

UBM Live has appointed Michael Miller as Head of Content & Industry Relations

for Routes, organisers of the world's leading air service development events.

"We are delighted to welcome Michael to the Routes business," commented Katie

Bland, Director Routes for UBM Live continuing: "Michael has almost 25 years

experience in aviation consultancy and journalism and will be a great asset to

our team in shaping and improving content and industry partnerships at Routes

events."

Michael's background is in aviation journalism where he has held a number of

positions, including Director, Editorial Operations for the Aviation Week

Group, Vice President Strategy for the American Aviation Institute, partner at

the Velocity Group and President of Miller Air Group. In recent years, he has

consulted for a variety of organisations such as JetBlue; US Airways; Delta;

Embraer; Bombardier and several airports. In addition, Michael also directed

the launch of the Airline Leaders Forum on behalf of ALTA.

Michael who is Orlando based and began his new role on May 1st commented: "The

Routes team is unparalleled in the global aviation industry and there is much

work ahead to make great events and relationships even better."

Notes to Editors

About Routes

Routes organises world-renowned airline and airport networking events through

its regional and global Route Development Forums. Each year, there is one

global event and one regional event in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and

CIS respectively. http://www.routesonline.com

Routes was founded in 1995 as part of the Manchester UK-based ASM Ltd., a

consultancy specialising in the field of route development for airports.

http://www.asm‐;global.com. Routes and ASM are part of the UBM Live

division of UBM plc.

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 markets.  Through premiere brands such as

MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC, TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, the Routes

portfolio of events, Airport Cities 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. http://www.ubmlive.com

Follow us on twitter: @Routesonline, @TheHUBRoutes, @VictoriaRoutes, @NLPROU,

@airlineroute

About UBM plc

UBM plc is a global events-led marketing services and communications company.  

We help businesses do business, bringing the world's buyers and sellers

together at events and online, as well as producing and distributing news and

specialist content.  Our 5,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organised

into expert teams which serve commercial and professional communities, helping

them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

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SOURCE: UBM Live