NEW YORK, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Business Media plc is pleased to announce that Robert Priest-Heck has joined UBM's senior management team. Until recently, Bob was the Chief Executive Officer of MediaLive International Inc, a provider of more than 20 IT and telecoms-related media properties in the US, Japan and Europe, most notably the worldwide Interop brand and Web 2.0 events. Following UBM's $65m acquisition of MediaLive in January 2006, Bob oversaw the company's successful integration into UBM's US- based technology industry marketing solutions business, CMP Technology.
As part of UBM's senior management team and reporting to UBM's CEO David Levin, Bob will work with UBM's business development team in identifying and completing global acquisitions, particularly of events and online businesses, in anticipation of taking a leading executive role in a newly acquired business.
David Levin, Chief Executive Officer of United Business Media plc said:
"I am very pleased that Bob is joining UBM's management team. Bob's experience, expertise and track record of successfully growing media businesses will strengthen our management team as we look to make acquisitions and grow the business. The appointment of Bob Priest-Heck -- as well as the recent appointment of Tony Uphoff to lead CMP's Business Technology Group -- demonstrates our continuing commitment to building management strength across UBM and its businesses."
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