AMSTERDAM, April 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Responsibilities will include
widening the brand's global reach and continuing CPhI Worldwide
event expansion
CPhI Worldwide, 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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