COSMOBEAUTE JOINS UBM / INFORMA’S LEADING BEAUTY TRADE EXHIBITIONS

(KUALA LUMPUR, 27 July) UBM ASEAN has acquired the Cosmobeauté series of beauty trade exhibitions that are held annually in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.

These shows are highly complementary to UBM and Informa’s existing beauty events in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines. UBM and Informa also organise large-scale well-established beauty and wellness trade exhibitions in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chengdu, Japan and India.

“It pleases me and all of UBM to welcome the Cosmobeauté shows to our growing family of top exhibitions,” said Jimé Essink, President and CEO of UBM Asia. “This makes UBM and Informa the clear leader for the beauty trade sector in Asia.”

“The Cosmobeauté shows are now part of a network of the most important beauty exhibitions in Asia,” said M Gandhi, Group Managing Director ASEAN Business and Vice President of UBM Asia. “Bringing these events under a common leadership and management will further align their development and better position each to serve the market.”

The founder of Cosmobeauté, CP Saw will join UBM ASEAN as Director and Head of Beauty Portfolio (ASEAN). “I am pleased to be part of UBM and Informa’s series of leading beauty exhibitions,” said CP Saw.

UBM Asia recently became part of Informa PLC, a leading B2B information services group and the largest B2B Events organiser in the world. Please visit www.ubm.com/asia for more information about our presence in Asia.