NEW
YORK /PRNewswire/ -- PR Newswire is proud to
welcome Robert
Gray as its new Chief Executive Officer,
effective August 1,
2015.
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As
former CFO of PR Newswire's parent company, UBM plc, Gray was
directly involved in the development of PR Newswire's long-term
strategy. Gray is a proven senior leader whose expertise and
knowledge of the business will benefit PR Newswire.
"I am
very excited to be joining the PR Newswire team," states Gray. "The
vision at PR Newswire remains the same—to maintain our position as
the global leader in marketing and communications multimedia
distribution. With a focus on the flawless execution of our
strategy, we look to continue to expand that position in the
marketplace."
Gray
succeeds Ninan
Chacko, who joined PR Newswire in 2009 and led the
organization to global leadership.
"I
would like to thank Ninan for his leadership of PR Newswire,"
states Tim
Cobbold, Chief Executive of UBM plc. "He has done a great
job of positioning the business for the future and we wish him well
in his next endeavours. We are very pleased that Bob has accepted
the CEO position which will provide for a seamless transition."
Gray
joined UBM's Board as CFO in September
2009 from Codere S.A. in Spain where
he was CFO fromFebruary
2004. During his time as CFO, UBM has been transformed into
a focused, international events-led marketing communications
business, making 62 acquisitions and 32 disposals during the
period. Bob began his career at J.P. Morgan and subsequently
worked at Deutsche Bank. He is Vice Chairman of the Board and
Chairman of the Audit Committee of eDreams Odigeo.
"I
have always admired the business and the team," Gray adds. "I am
looking forward to working with my colleagues to serve our clients'
marketing and communications needs."
About PR Newswire
PR Newswire (www.prnewswire.com) is the
premier global provider of multimedia platforms that enable
marketers, corporate communicators, sustainability officers, public
affairs and investor relations officers to leverage content to
engage with all their key audiences. Having pioneered the
commercial news distribution industry over 60 years ago,
PR Newswire today provides end-to-end solutions to produce,
optimize and target content -- from rich media to online video
to multimedia -- and then distribute content and measure
results across traditional, digital, mobile and social channels.
Combining the world's largest multi-channel, multi-cultural content
distribution and optimization network with comprehensive workflow
tools and platforms, PR Newswire enables the world's enterprises to
engage opportunity everywhere it exists. PR Newswire serves tens of
thousands of clients from offices in the
Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and
the Asia-Pacific region, and is a UBM plc company.
About UBM plc
UBM plc is a leading global
events-led marketing services and communications company. We help
businesses do business, bringing the world's buyers and sellers
together at events, online and in print. Our 5,000 staff in more
than 20 countries are organised into specialist teams which serve
commercial and professional communities, helping them to do
business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.
Running over 400 events per year UBM is the second largest
exhibitions organiser globally and the biggest commercial organiser
in the US, mainland China, India and Malaysia.
For more information, go to www.ubm.com; for UBM corporate
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Media Contact:
Victoria
Harres
Vice President, Strategic Communications &
Content
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201-360-6882