Informa’s big restructure

Informa plc announced changes to its operating model and its executive management team to position the group for growth and scale. A comprehensive strategic review was launched earlier in the year. Informa is well positioned in markets offering a mix of attractive growth and value opportunities. From January 1， 2015， the Group operating model will be structured and reported as four divisions：“Academic Publishing” to be led by the current management team， headed by Roger Horton； “Business Intelligence” will be managed as a single operating division， led by a newlyappointed chief executive， Patrick Martell. Global Events will be managed as two separate operating Divisions： All transaction-oriented exhibition and trade show assets will be assembled into the “Global Exhibitons Division”. It will be led by a newly appointed chief executive from within Informa， Will Morris.