Hong Kong, 28th November: UBM Asia announced this week that Joji George will be the new Managing Director of UBM India as of 3rd
December. George will be taking over from Sanjeev Khaira who after
three years in the role is returning to London. Khaira will take-up his
new post as Managing Director – Market Development, EMEA in UBM Live.
George
was previously the CEO of Percept Sports and Entertainment – an
organiser of some of the largest events held in India. Prior to that he
had held positions at MTV, Yahoo and the Global Brand Forum. George will
report to Michael Duck, Executive Vice President of UBM Asia based in
Hong Kong.
Jime
Essink, President and CEO of UBM Asia commented, “I am delighted that
Joji is joining us in India. He brings with him excellent credentials
and experience in our sector and new ideas from the large and varied
events he has been running throughout India. Also I am very pleased that
Sanjeev remains within the organisation and I am sure we will continue
to see a lot of him in our business. India is one of our most important
markets and I am pleased that we have been able to develop the business
well in India with Sanjeev at the helm.”
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