Gareth Rapley to go up LBF crew
London, 7 September 2022. RX (Reed Exhibitions) has at present introduced the appointment of Gareth Rapley as the brand new Director of The London E book Honest (LBF). The primary honest beneath Gareth’s management will happen subsequent yr from 18 – 20 April 2023.
Rapley takes over the function from Andy Ventris and can lead the LBF crew because it prepares for the 2023 honest when the worldwide publishing group will come collectively at Olympia London for 3 days of enterprise, seminars and networking.
With 13 years of expertise delivering large-scale worldwide occasions, Rapley has labored throughout quite a few industries, together with agriculture, finance, expertise, and, most not too long ago, the vitality sector. Having lived within the UAE for the previous three years organising occasions throughout the Center East and Africa, he has not too long ago returned to the UK.
Gareth Rapley, Director of LBF, mentioned: “I’m delighted to be becoming a member of The London E book Honest as its new Director, and might’t wait to get began in delivering a implausible providing for the 2023 honest subsequent spring. I understand how very important The London E book Honest is for the worldwide publishing group and stay up for constructing relationships with exhibitors, attendees and stakeholders to make sure that the honest’s vital function within the trade continues stronger than ever.”
Kerry Prince, Chief Progress Officer at RX UK, added: “Following the implausible response to The London E book Honest’s return to a bodily occasion earlier this yr, I’m happy that Gareth Rapley will lead our skilled and dedicated crew in preparation for subsequent yr’s version. With Gareth’s years of expertise in delivering main occasions, mixed with the perception and keenness for publishing of the Advisory Board and our companions across the globe, The London E book Honest shall be in secure fingers. For over fifty years, The London E book Honest has been a key second within the publishing calendar for the trade to attach and do enterprise. Gareth will carry a brand new perspective and a wealth of expertise from a spread of sectors to the function of Director, laying the foundations for one more profitable version of the honest in 2023.”
David Roche, Chair of the LBF Advisory Board, commented: “On behalf of the LBF Advisory Board, I’d like to increase a heat welcome to Gareth Rapley and stay up for working intently collectively as we put together for the 2023 honest. The London E book Honest is among the jewels within the crown of the ebook world, and 2022 was a very particular second after we have been capable of bodily collect once more in a single place after so lengthy aside. Along with the Advisory Board, I stay up for guaranteeing all areas of the trade are represented, sustaining the momentum and vitality from this yr, and creating one other implausible expertise for attendees in 2023.”
Additional data on The London E book Honest 2023 shall be shared within the autumn.
