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Media Owners editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 8:47am on Tuesday, February 15, 2011

UBM Live Appoints Nick Ornstien as Portfolio Director, Food

-- Nick Ornstien brings 15 years of global experience to the Food portfolio, the company announced on February 15, 2011:

"UBM Live, the company behind the industry-leading Food ingredients Europe show, today announced that Nick Ornstien has been appointed as Portfolio Director - Food. He will be responsible for the Food Ingredients portfolio of shows.

"We are exceptionally lucky to have someone of Nick's calibre join our business," said Nik Rudge, Group Director at UBM Live. "As we seek to grow our business in the emerging markets, Nick's significant global experience will be a perfect fit for our business."

Beginning his career in sales at Reed Elsevier, Ornstien rose quickly through the ranks. With each new challenge came a new country taking him from the UK to the U.S. and back to the UK again, where he joined the PennWell Corporation. As Group Director and General Manager, Ornstien's remit was to manage international operations for the Global Energy Group in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. He effectively launched new shows in these markets, and successfully grew a number of other exhibitions, as well as digital and print titles. Whilst there, he led a turnaround in the business and was instrumental in increasing revenue of the group by 80% and profit by 64%. Upon leaving PennWell, Ornstien set up his own media consultancy business specialising in the events and publishing sector.

Ornstien says he is delighted to be appointed to this key role in UBM Live: "Having spent my career working in the publishing and events sector, I have developed and perfected a range of business and people skills which will stand me in good stead in my new role. I am an ambitious individual and relish this new challenge to grow the Food ingredients portfolio in the emerging markets, and build on the success of the European shows, whilst ensuring that we deliver optimum customer services to the industry we serve."

UBM Live is a division of United Business Media, which is headquartered in London, UK."

Media Owners editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 8:53am on Friday, January 21, 2011

UBM TechInsights Expands Patent Brokerage Business

-- January 20, 2011 -- UBM TechInsights, a division of United Business Media Limited, today announces that it has appointed patent brokerage industry leaders Arthur Monk and William Sweet as vice presidents for UBM TechInsights' US patent brokerage activities, firmly establishing the company's presence in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Arthur Monk and William Sweet join UBM TechInsights from Inflexion Point Analytics, LLC (IPA) where they have been principals since the company was founded in 2004. UBM TechInsights has also acquired proprietary patent analytics tools and other assets of IPA.

IPA provided patent brokerage related services for its sister company Inflexion Point Strategy, LLC (IPS), which was also formed in 2004 to provide IP investment banking services and will continue to operate under the leadership of its founder Ron Laurie.

"The patent brokerage and business experience that Art and Bill bring to our brokerage team will enable us to better serve our sophisticated and demanding worldwide customer base", said Richard Boadway, VP, Patent Brokerage, UBM TechInsights. "The tools and expertise they bring will enhance our capability to systematically evaluate the commercial viability of a patent portfolio and assign a credible market value. UBM TechInsights is unique in being able to offer patent brokerage services that are supported by an unmatched library of reverse engineering results and an experienced forensic team with capabilities to establish patent portfolio evidence-of-use through IC circuit analysis and system-level product teardown."

Media Owners editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 8:47am on Tuesday, December 7, 2010

'Education Now' Targeted to Key Decision Makers in Building and Refurbishing Education Facilities

-- December 6, 2010 -- UBM Built Environment presented "Education Now," a virtual event targeted to key decision makers in building and refurbishing education facilities on November 17-18, 2010. Education Now is focused on improving education spaces in the UK. UBM Studios, a leader in virtual events and virtual business solutions, provided the 3D platform for the event. The event is now available on demand.

Education Now is broken up into two separate focus days. November 17 for primary, secondary and academies, and November 18 is for further and higher education.

The conference program showcases what's in store at Education Now in 2010. Topics include:

* The latest about updates on building programs BSF and PCP;

* Analysis of how procurement of building projects will work with the schools with new Academy status and free schools;

* The opportunities for rebuilding and refurbishing colleges and universities;

* Practical initiatives for cost-efficiency and energy efficiency; and

* Simple techniques and minor refurbishments which positively affect students' learning through the use of light, color and sound.

Media Owners editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 8:08am on Thursday, October 28, 2010

UBM Electronics, a New UBM Business, Merges EE Times Group and Canon Communications Electronics Properties

-- October 27, 2010 -- Today a new UBM company, UBM Electronics, was formed from the merger of UBM's existing EE Times Group portfolio with the electronics-related properties it recently acquired through the purchase of Canon Communications LLC. The new business brings together the electronics industry's most esteemed media brands to create the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry's decision-makers.

UBM Electronics delivers results for the key influencers and decision-makers involved in the design, development and commercialization of technology through its market-leading brands, peer communities and professional education services.

The new UBM Electronics business will be led by David Blaza, Vice President, UBM Electronics. Ron Wall, Senior Vice President, UBM Canon will continue in his role as leader of UBM Canon's publishing group. Both will report to Paul Miller, CEO, UBM Electronics and UBM Canon publishing group.

"The Canon electronics portfolio is a terrific fit with the EE Times Group portfolio," said Miller. "We are very excited to introduce UBM Electronics as we combine the brand strength of the products as we seek to create new, innovative solutions in print, online and events for marketers looking to reach the key decision-makers."

Media Owners editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 12:07pm on Monday, September 20, 2010

UBM to Pursue More Acquisitions

-- BtoB Media Business reported on September 17, 2010:

"As United Business Media's latest acquisition—its $287 million purchase of Canon Communications, announced Thursday—awaits the necessary regulatory approvals, UBM CEO David Levin said he was not done making deals. "We're going to continue with bolt-on acquisitions, although probably not at the size of Canon," he said in an interview with BtoB.

In the past five years, Levin said, UBM has done 80 deals, 37 of them in North America, including the Canon transaction.

Levin said he remains bullish about b2b media and that UBM's "flat" structure has enabled it to serve the company's individual markets when other, more centralized businesses have abandoned them."

The full story:
http://www.btobonline.com/article/20100917/MEDIABUSINESS/100919917/ubm-to-pursue-more-acquisitions