Jane Risby Rose


CEO - Live Media

 

 

Jane Risby-Rose

Jane started her career in 1983 at VNU as a Sales Executive working on Accountancy Age, progressing to Ad Manager and Publisher on PC Week and PC Magazine. In 1992, she joined Haymarket as Ad Director on Campaign & Marketing Week. In 1993, she moved to Blenheim as Advertising, and subsequently, Publishing Director of the company’s publishing portfolio including magazines such as Security Management Today, Incentive Today and Business Franchise.


Following the merger with Miller Freeman (CMPi’s forerunner) in 1996, Jane switched to the exhibition market as Event Director on the fashion portfolio including Premier Womenswear and the GQ Show. She was later responsible for the Interiors portfolio as Group Director responsible for a number of related event and magazine brands including The Furniture Show, KBB, Confex, The Publican, TTG and Cabinet Maker.

 

Jane was promoted to Managing Director of the Live Media division and was appointed to the board of CMPi in May 2006. She became CEO of Live Media in July 2008.

 

Her portfolio now includes market-leading interiors events and magazines, fire, safety and security products, Customer Management business, licensed trade and travel portfolios.