Please complete the CAPTCHA to continue
@arc-network.com
✓
1 phone found area 212
✓
LinkedIn matched
A concise factual answer block for searchers comparing this professional profile.
Simon Foster is listed as Group CEO at Arc Network, based in London, England, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at arc-network.com, phone signal with area code 212, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Simon Foster.
Simon Foster previously worked as Chief Executive Officer at Dacorum Management and Board Trustee at Dreams Come True Children'S Charity. Simon Foster holds Bachelor'S Degree, Geography from Newcastle University.
This section adds company-level context without repeating Simon Foster's masked contact details.
AeroLeads found 1 current-domain work email signal for Simon Foster. Compare company email patterns before reaching out.
I am a CEO and business leader in the exhibition and media industry. Nearly 30 years ago, I joined the industry and immediately fell in love with the passion, the excitement, and the people in events. I am proud to have led many businesses globally, launching products, building partnerships and in-region businesses, while delivering strong profits through organic growth and acquisitions.Throughout my career, I have sought sustainable growth through understanding and serving the customer. I strive to embrace change, creating more effective and innovative ways to bring people together. It is my goal to build teams and processes that thrive from disruption and change and propel my teams and events, and the overall industry, forward. This is why I am so pleased to be starting Arc, a B2B platform for energising business connections. Our aim is to redefine the business network by creating the next generation events and media business. Prior to Arc, I was CEO of Comexposium, where I led an international transformation of the Group and delivered a sale of the business for the PE shareholders. I was also with UBM plc (now Informa) for 19 years, as CEO of UBM EMEA and UBM Americas. I am Chairman of the Association of Exhibition Organisers (AEO) International Group, and I have been on the Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) Board.I have lived and worked in France, England, the Netherlands, and the United States, and have run businesses and led events all over the world. My favourite way to spend free time is at home with my wife and daughter. I like to watch and play football and rugby, and I go to see live music any chance I get.
Listed skills include B2B, Event Management, New Business Development, Trade Shows, and 28 others.
Company context helps verify the profile and gives searchers a useful next step.
A career timeline built from the work history available for this profile.
London, Gb
Arc aims to redefine the business network by creating the next generation events and media business. Backed by EagleTree Capital, Arc is a B2B platform for energising business connections, wherever, whenever, and however. Fuelled by content, data, and intelligent insight, businesses within the Arc network will take a customer-centric approach to growing and supporting communities.
Dacorum Management offers a wide range of consultancy and mentoring services for the global events and exhibitions industry. Drawing on my extensive international experience, I have successfully completed projects across the globe and industry. Projects have included strategic resets of bellwether events, simple product reviews, and organisational and business planning. As well, I have coached and guided individual events leaders, when they needed strategic advice/during times of transformation, as they assumed new roles or have faced new challenges. I also work with private equity, and other investment companies, to support, advise and guide their investments in the events industry.
Liphook, Gb
I have the honour of being a small part of this charity which works tirelessly to make dreams come true for sick or underprivileged children all over the UK.
London, Gb
As a NED with Rego it is my privilege to be part of the management board and work closely with the founders and the wider team helping develop and grow the business. Rego is an innovative, exciting and growing business supporting the wider events industry to drive better sales, from onsite re-booking through to in office training and support, backed with best in class digital tools.
I was a non-executive and trustee on the Board of this Multi Academy Trust (MAT) operating across several schools in the Luton area. It was a voluntary role with the aim to oversee the operational governance of the Trust with the Board and the CEO, and add my commercial experience to that of the education specialists. It was very rewarding to see our schools attaining the highest nationally recognised standards in education while operating in some of the more demographically challenged areas of Luton.
Paris, La Defense, Fr
As Global CEO of Comexposium, I raised the international profile of the business, greatly improved operational standards, and drove strong organic and acquisitional growth, including the launch of 14 new shows and acquisition of 12 events. This was achieved with strong headline growth and an improvement in operational margin, leading to the quick and successful sale of the business for our PE owners.Comexposium was already the leading French exhibition business, and under my leadership the business grew in scale and reputation on the global stage, becoming the third largest pureplay events organiser. Throughout the world, it hosts more than 350 individual events, across many different sectors, and organised some of the most iconic B2B and B2C events in France. We delivered growth in the international strength of the business, with our 1000 employees operating globally, welcoming more than 3.5 million visitors and 48,000 exhibitors annually in 30 countries.
London, Gb
As divisional CEO of UBM PLC and an active member of the global Executive Committee, I led businesses, teams and brands across the world, directly and indirectly, connecting B2B communities through live events and content platforms. During times of significant change and expansion within the industry, I consistently developed and delivered strategies that have delivered organic and acquisitive growth delivering constant revenue growth and margin improvement. I am particularly proud of having developed great teams and strong brands all over the World.
London, Gb
Based in the Netherlands from 2003 onwards, I firstly stabilised, then built strong global growth strategies for a series of businesses and brands including in Pharmaceuticals, Food Ingredients, Cruise Shipping, Cosmetics and Security. Leading teams based in the Netherlands, the USA, and the UK, with a key strategic responsibility to build on the existing expertise in Asia and build a stronger global UBM presence. This included extending brands into Asia and as well as in South America.
Quick answers generated from the profile data available on this page.
Simon Foster works for Arc Network.
Simon Foster is listed as Group CEO at Arc Network.
AeroLeads has found 1 work email signal at @arc-network.com for Simon Foster at Arc Network.
AeroLeads has found 1 phone signal(s) with area code 212 for Simon Foster at Arc Network.
Simon Foster is based in London, England, United Kingdom while working with Arc Network.
Simon Foster has worked for Arc Network, Dacorum Management, Dreams Come True Children'S Charity, Rego, and Chiltern Learning Trust.
You can use AeroLeads to view verified contact signals for Simon Foster at Arc Network, including work email, phone, and LinkedIn data when available.
Simon Foster holds Bachelor'S Degree, Geography from Newcastle University.
Simon Foster is listed with skills including B2B, Event Management, New Business Development, Trade Shows, Marketing Strategy, Mergers And Acquisitions, Marketing Communications, and Strategy.
Search by job title, company, industry, location, and seniority. Export verified B2B contact data when you need it.
Start free trial Search contacts