Gary Coombs has been appointed chief operating officer at the IMEX Group.
In the newly-created role, Coombs will lead on implementing the processes and structures needed to support the strategic direction of the global tradeshow business. As part of IMEX’s senior management team, he is also a member of the Board.
He will also coordinate teams across various departments to ensure delivery of the company’s vision and initiatives with the Operations department, Marcomms and IT & Transformation all reporting into him.
Coombs joined IMEX as chief information officer in 2021. Prior to that, he spent the majority of his career in the media and events sector having held positions at The Economist, EMAP and UBM.
