United Business Media

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United Business Media plc
Type Public (LSE: UBM.L)
Founded 1918
Headquarters London, England, UK
Key people David Levin, CEO
Nigel Wilson, CFO
Industry Media
Products Magazines
Exhibitions
News Distribution
Revenue ▲£809.6 million GBP (2004)
Employees 6,501 (2004)
Website www.unitedbusinessmedia.com

United Business Media provides business information services principally to the technology, healthcare, media, automotive and financial services industries.

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Also a major shareholder of ITN and Press Association.

Headquartered at Ludgate House in London and listed on the London Stock Exchange in the FTSE 250 Index with operations in Europe, Asia and North and South America.

Primary competitors are International Data Group, Reed Elsevier and VNU.

Originally incorporated in 1918 as United Newspapers Limited and changed to United News & Media plc in 1995, the name it kept until 2000 when United Business Media plc was formally adopted.

[edit] Board of directors

  • John Botts (Chairman)
  • David Levin (CEO) - Previously Clive Hollick
  • Nigel Wilson (CFO)
  • The Lord Turner of Ecchinswell (Non-Executive Director)
  • Christopher Hyman (Non-Executive Director)
  • Jonathan Newcomb (Non-Executive Director)
  • Lord Sandy Leitch (Non-Executive Director)
  • Karen Thomson (Non-Executive Director)
  • Pradeep Kar (Non-Executive Director)
  • Anne Siddell (Group Company Secretary)

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