Speakers

Jime Essink Job Title: CEO Company Name: CMP Asia Summit   International Opportunities – Mike Rusbridge, Chairman and CEO, Reed Exhibitions Jimé Essink studied private and commercial law in Utrecht, the Netherlands. He started his career with NV Databank, where he was responsible for different projects in the fields of international trade promotion, business information and advertising.   Subsequently, Jimé joined Miller Freeman (at that time called Expoconsult) as Managing Director of the Dutch office in Maarssen, a position he held for seven years. This office was responsible for the very successful international food ingredients and pharmaceutical ingredients shows in Europe, Asia, and South and North America, as well as other international shows in Eastern Europe, Scandinavia and the Netherlands.   Jimé’s next job was as Managing Director of OgilvyOne connections, part of Ogilvy & Mather, a company with 300 employees involved in telemarketing, call centres, database management and e-commerce.   Jimé joined Royal Dutch Jaarbeurs/VNU Exhibitions in 1998 and was appointed as CEO of VNU Exhibitions Europe and President of VNU Exhibitions Asia in 2006. The company organized more than 50 business-to-business and business-to-consumer events in the Netherlands, Belgium, Russia, Turkey and Thailand, while its joint venture in China organized around 20 projects in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong.   CMP Asia appointed Jimé as CEO on 1 November 1, 2007. CMP Asia is the market leader in Asia among the commercial exhibition organizers and is headquartered in Hong Kong, with branch offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Bangkok, Singapore, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore and New York. CMP Asia organizes 110 business-to-business exhibitions, publishes 22 magazines and owns five business-to-business vertical portals. The company employs a total of 600 staff.