November 1st 2006: Geoff Wilmot today becomes Chief Executive Officer of Centaur Media plc ('Centaur' or 'the Company'), the specialist business publishing and information group.
Geoff has been with Centaur since 1998, having joined as Group Finance Director. Immediately prior to joining Centaur he was Chief Financial Officer of the legal and professional division within Thomson Corporation and he has also held roles at Morgan Crucible plc, Dexion Group plc and Scruttons plc.
Graham Sherren, who founded the Company in 1982, steps down as Chief Executive Officer but remains as Executive Chairman of Centaur.
Graham Sherren said: "One of Centaur's great strengths is the calibre and commitment of its staff. I am delighted to hand over the role of Chief Executive Officer to Geoff. He will be leading a team of exceptionally talented and experienced managers and I am confident that they will continue to drive the Company to deliver sustained superior performance."
Centaur is one of the UK's foremost business-to-business publishers. Centaur's publications include the leading brands Marketing Week, New Media Age, Design Week, Creative Review, The Lawyer, Money Marketing, Mortgage Strategy, Homebuilding & Renovating and The Engineer. It also operates more than 20 online businesses, mostly linked to these brands but in some cases independent of them. It also runs around 24 exhibitions each year, 80 conferences and a number of other events serving its core markets.
Enquiries:
Centaur Media plc
Geoff Wilmot Graham Sherren
Tel: 020 7970 4506
Gavin Anderson & Company
Richard Constant Robert Speed Janine Brewis
Tel: 020 7554 1400
