Northstar Travel Group, parent company of Travel Weekly, has named Nick Powell managing director for the Europe, Middle East and Asia region.
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Nick Powell
Powell replaces David Chapple, who is moving on to pursue other endeavors.
"Nick Powell has an extensive media background, having launched and grown exhibitions, conferences, award programs, digital and print publications, as well as other relevant digital media services throughout his career," said Northstar's chief commercial officer/president, Bob Sullivan. "Moreover, he's an exceptionally strong leader and communicator. We are all looking forward to working with Nick as we continue to build our business and portfolio in the strategically important U.K. and European markets."
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Powell's career has been focused on driving commercial growth. He was a key member of the Easyfairs U.K. management team and was instrumental in growing their business in that country from a handful of events to one of the top 20 revenue generating event producers globally. Following his time at Easyfairs, Powell moved to the Middle East to lead the Daily Mail Group's events business in Egypt, Qatar & Saudi Arabia, working closely with the national governments to launch events to accompany their nations' strategic visions across multiple sectors.
Most recently, after relocating back to the U.K., Powell launched a division comprising several human resources events for CloserStill Media. Within a year, these launch events became market leaders in the U.K. and France and are well-positioned for further global expansion.