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Reed Travel Exhibitions appoints Regional Sales Manager in Dubai for its Meeting & Incentives Portfolio

Shinu Pillai has been appointed to the position of Regional Sales Manager UAE and Middle East for Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) Meeting & Incentives Portfolio, based in Dubai. As part of his responsibilities he will actively market, to the region, the meeting and incentives portfolio of shows including GIBTM in Abu Dhabi, EIBTM in Barcelona, CIBTM in Beijing, AIBTM in Baltimore and AIME in Melbourne.

His primary focus will be GIBTM - the leading exhibition dedicated to the meetings, incentive events and business travel industry in the Gulf and wider Middle East region. This year’s event takes place from 29 – 31 March at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
 
Graeme Barnett, Exhibition Director for GIBTM says: “Shinu will be a great addition to our specialist meetings industry team bringing his strong sales and marketing experience and knowledge of the industry in the region acquired over many years. Shinu’s appointment is further evidence of our commitment to provide local and international customers with access to recognised industry professionals who have the ability to create winning business propositions. ”

Shinu, based in the UAE since 1996, has worked in the exhibition industry for the past nine years and was a key player in the launch and marketing in 2007 of the Business Travel Show in Dubai.

For further information on GIBTM exhibitors, Hosted Buyer and visitor registration log onto www.gibtm.com.

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For further information on GIBTM please contact:

Simon Greenbury / Andrea Klar

Tel: +44 (0) 207 096 2960 / 56

Email: simon.greenbury@cut-coms.co.uk
          andrea.klar@cut-coms.co.uk

GIBTM Website: www.gibtm.com
Reed Travel Exhibitions website: www.reedtravelexhibitions.com
Notes to Editors:
1. GIBTM forms part of the RTE portfolio of Global Meetings and Incentives Events along with AIME (www.aime.com.au <http://www.aime.com.au>), GIBTM (www.gibtm.com <http://www.gibtm.com>), CIBTM (www.cibtm.com <http://www.cibtm.com>), AIBTM (www.aibtm.com <http://www.aibtm.com>) and the ICCA Exhibition in association with ICCA Congress (www.iccaworld.com <http://www.iccaworld.com>).  EIBTM (www.eibtm.com <http://www.eibtm.com>) is the annual global meetings and incentive exhibition held in Barcelona, Spain.
2. Reed Travel Exhibitions organise 14 events worldwide, including World Travel Market, Arabian Travel Market, European Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition (EIBTM), Americas Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition (AIBTM), Asia Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo (AIME), International Golf Travel Market, Top Resa, ICCA Exhibition, in association with the ICCA Congress, International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM), La Cumbre, City Break, China Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition (CIBTM), Gulf Incentive Business Travel & Meetings (GIBTM) and Asia Luxury Travel Market (ALTM).
 
3. For further press information, please visit the Reed Travel Exhibitions’ website on www.reedtravelexhibitions.com <http://www.reedtravelexhibitions.com>.
4. Reed Exhibitions is the world’s leading events organiser, with over 470 events in 37 countries. In 2008 Reed brought together over seven million industry professionals from around the world generating billions of dollars in business. Today Reed events are held throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, and organised by 38 fully staffed offices.

5. Reed organises a wide range of events, including exhibitions, conferences, congresses and meetings. Its portfolio of over 470 events serves 44 industry sectors, including:
Aerospace & aviation, automobiles, broadcasting, building & construction, electronics, energy, oil & gas, engineering, manufacturing, environment, food service & hospitality, gifts, healthcare, interior design, IT & telecoms, jewellery, life science & pharmaceuticals, machinery, medical education, printing & graphics, property & real estate, security & safety, sports & recreation, travel.

6. Working closely with professional bodies, trade associations and government departments Reed ensures that each and every event is targeted and relevant to industry needs. As a result, many Reed events are market leaders in their field.

7. Reed Exhibitions is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc, a FTSE-100 company and world-leading publisher and information provider. In February 2009, Reed Elsevier reported revenues for 2008 of £5,334/€6,721m.