ITE Group

ITE Group plc
Public (LSE: ITE)
Industry Exhibitions & Conferences
Founded 1991
Headquarters London, UK
Key people
 Marco Sodi, Chairman
Mark Shashoua, CEO
Des McEwan, Acting Finance Director
Revenue £135.8 million (2015)[1]
Number of employees
 circa 1000
Website www.ite-exhibitions.com

ITE Group plc (LSE: ITE) is an international organiser of exhibitions and conferences. The Group is well known for its events in emerging markets across a number of industry sectors. Today, it organises over 240 trade exhibitions and conferences each year in 18 countries and employs over 1,000 staff in 31 offices worldwide. The company's main focus is business-to-business exhibitions and conferences, although it also publishes a small number of trade magazines and digital media. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

History

The business was founded in 1991 and launched a series of trade events in the new market economies of Russia and the CIS.[2] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1998. In 2008 it acquired Primexpo NW LLC, a conference organiser based in St Petersburg[3] and has subsequently acquired further businesses in Moscow (MVK),[4] Krasnodar (Krasnodar LLC),[5] Istanbul (YEMF and Platform Exhibitions)[6][7] Kyiv (Autoexpo and Beautex),[8][9] Mumbai (ABEC),[10] and Kuala Lumpur (Trade Link).[11]

Exhibitions

ITE organises over 240 exhibitions annually including: MosBuild, Moscow International Travel & Tourism (MITT), WorldFood Moscow, Moscow International Oil & Gas Exhibition (MIOGE), Aquatherm Moscow, Moda, MiningWorld Russia, Moscow International Security & Protection (MIPS), Cosmobeauté Asia, Metaltech, KyivBuild, Paperex, SIA, YAPI - TurkeyBuild, Expoelectronica, Kazakhstan International Oil & Gas Exhibition (KIOGE), East Mediterranean International Travel & Tourism (EMITT), Bubble London, Acetech, and TransAsia.[12]

Operations

The business is organised geographically, with an increasing focus on industry sector strength: Main regions:

Main industry sectors:


See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ite-exhibitions.com/Media/Latest-News/ITE-News/2015/December/2015-Preliminary-Results-Announcement
  2. ↑ Dancing with the Bear
  3. ↑ Deal round-up
  4. ↑ Acquisition of ZAO MVK expands ITE's presence in the Russian exhibitions market
  5. ↑ Acquisition of Krasnodar Expo expands ITE's presence in the regional Russian exhibitions market
  6. ↑ Acquisition of 60% of YEM FUARCILIK A.Ş. strengthens ITE's leading position in the building materials and construction sectors
  7. ↑ Acquisition of Platform Exhibitions Inc strengthens ITE's position in the beauty sector
  8. ↑ Acquisition of the exhibition assets of Autoexpo strengthens ITE's leading position in the Ukraine market
  9. ↑ Acquisition of Beautex strengthens ITE's leading position in the Ukraine market
  10. ↑ Acquisition of minority stake in ABEC strengthens ITE's position in the Indian market
  11. ↑ Acquisition of Trade Link establishes presence in South East Asia
  12. ↑ Events overview

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