Chairman of Reed Exhibitions to retire at the end of 2015

Mike Rusbridge, Chairman of Reed Exhibitions is to retire at the end of 2015.
Rusbridge joined Reed Exhibitions as its Ceo Europe in 1988, becoming President of Europe and Asia in 1994 and appointed Chairman & Ceo in 1996.
During Rusbridge’s time as Ceo & Chairman, Reed Exhibitions has grown from a $400m to $1.5bn company and today organises 500 events in 43 countries, across 43 industry sectors with over 7 million participants.