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Comexposium’s new Executive Committee

International exhibition organiser, Comexposium, announced to establish a new Executive Committee to accelerate the growth of its brands and to drive its transformation. Following the appointment of Pablo Nakhlé Cerruti as CEO in August 2025, he has appointed eight members to lead the company’s strategy, performance and transformation: Carine Preterre (Managing Director, France Exhibitions), Rodolphe Lameyse (Managing Director, Food & Beverage Division), Driss Tazi (Managing Director, EMEA, US & Group Transformation), Elaine Chia (CEO, Asia-Pacific), Arnaud Boussemart (Group Chief Financial Officer), Ronen Cohen (Group Director, Operations & Purchasing), Morgan Lavielle (Group Director, Communications & CSR), and Sarah Martin (Group Director, Human Resources).

Macau records 40m+ visitor arrivals in 2025

Macau’s Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) released its latest visitor arrivals for the whole year of 2025. Macau welcomed a total of 40,069,360 visitor arrivals during the year, an increase of 15% year-on-year. Same-day visitors grew 25%, while overnight visitors were up by 3.1%. However, the average length of stay of visitors shortened by 0.1 day, at 1.1 days.

Messe Düsseldorf hosts 81 shows in 2025

International exhibition organiser, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, generated €370 million (US$435 million) in sales in 2025, with profits after taxes of €29 million (US$34 million). During the year, the company hosted a total of 81 trade shows worldwide, of which 26 were held in Düsseldorf. In the period from 2025 to 2027, 19 new events are planned or have already been implemented, with seven in Düsseldorf and five new formats in the Gulf region.