Rutger Oudejans Appointed Brand Director of UBM Pharma Portfolio

Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) -

Responsibilities will include widening the brand's global reach
and

continuing CPhI Worldwide event expansion

CPhI Worldwide [http://www.cphi.com ], part of UBM Live, has
announced the appointment of Rutger Oudejans to the role of Brand
Director of the UBM Pharma Portfolio. Central to the role is
responsibility for the strategic development of UBM's Pharmaceutical
brands (CPhI, ICSE, Inno-Pack and P-MEC), communities (CPhI Online),
content (CPhI annual report), products and services.

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Rutger will primarily be responsible for the flagship CPhI
Worldwide event taking place in Paris this year. He has tasked
himself with expanding the brand's exposure within the established
Western markets, whilst also cementing attendance from an increasing
number of emerging markets.

Oudejans will also continue to grow CPhI Worldwide's Pre-Connect
conference platform and the well-respected CPhI Pharma Awards, which
recognise industry's biggest innovations. He is a creative, strategic
and highly experienced leader, who brings hands-on pharmaceutical
industry knowledge to the position, having undertaken previous roles
in Asia focusing on functional excipients and formerly representing
UBM's pharma division for several years.

Commenting on his appointment, Oudejans remarked: "I am delighted
to be taking on this position within the Pharma division at UBM Live
and I look forward to leading the delivery of CPhI's flagship
Worldwide event. This year, we will continue to expand the event with
increased exhibitors and attendees from across the globe, as well as
launching the second edition of the annual report, alongside the
successful custom matchmaking, innovation tours and free seminars."

About CPhI

CPhI drives growth and innovation at every step of the global
pharmaceutical supply chain from drug discovery to finished dosage.
Through exhibitions, conferences and online communities, CPhI brings
together more than 100,000 pharmaceutical professionals each year to
network, identify business opportunities and expand the global
market. CPhI hosts events in Europe, China, India, Japan, Southeast
Asia, Istanbul, Russia and South America and co-locates with ICSE for
contract services, P-MEC for machinery, equipment & technology,
InnoPack for pharmaceutical packaging and BioPh for biopharma. CPhI
provides an online buyer & supplier directory at CPhI-Online.com.

For more information visit: http://www.cphi.com

The UBM Live annual schedule of Pharmaceutical events also
includes CPhI Russia and IPhEB (16-17 April, 2014 at the Lenexpo
Exhibition Complex - St Petersburg, Russia); CPhI, P-MEC and Innopack
South East Asia (20-22 May, 2014 at the Jakarta International Expo -
Jakarta, Indonesia); CPhI Istanbul (4-6 June, 2014, at the Lutfi
Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre - Turkey); CPhI, Hi and Fi,
ICSE, P-MEC, BioPh and LabWorld China (26-28 June, 2014 at SNIEC-
Shanghai, China); CPhI South America (5-7 August 2014 at Expo Centre
Norte, Sao Paulo - Brazil); CPhI, ICSE Korea (2-3 September, 2014 at
the COEX - Seoul, South Korea); CPhI, ICSE, P-MEC and InnoPack
Worldwide ; CPhI and P-MEC India (2-4 December, 2014 at the Bombay
Exhibition Centre - Mumbai); CPhI, ICSE, P-MEC, BioPh and Pharmatec
Japan .

About UBM Live

UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies
across five continents to develop new business, meet customers,
launch new products, promote their brands, and expand their market.
Through premier brands such as TFM&A, Internet World, IFSEC, MD&M,
CPhI, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, and many others, UBM
Live exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications,
Websites, and training and certification programs are an integral
part of the marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry
sectors.

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