John Welsh

Current

Member of the Corporate Responsibility steering group at UBM
B2B committee member at Association of Online Publishers
Digital Director at UBM Live

Trustee of the Builder Group Pension at UBM

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Past

Associate publisher, TTG, and publisher, TTGLive at CMPi (United Business Media)
Editor, TTG at CMPi (United Business Media)
Editor, Property Week at The Builder Group

Editor, RIBA Journal at The Builder Group

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Education

University of Durham

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Industry

Publishing

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John Welsh’s Summary

UBM Live is a B2B media company with a portfolio of exhibitions and magazines covering 13 different business sectors across three continents. As Digital Director sitting on the board of UBM Live, I work with my fellow board members to identify digital strategies to deliver our business goals. I also look at M&A opportunties and data products.

What skills do I bring to the job? I've got a track record of building businesses through bringing about change gained in over 20 years working in B2B media, with 14 years as an editor of three different magazines and papers, the associate publisher/publisher and now digital director of UBM Live.

I've worked with some great teams and individuals to relaunch magazines, develop new revenues, revive websites and created one of the UK's first Web 2.0 B2B sites with user generated content and social networking. I won PPA editor of the year (2005) and CMPi's publisher of the year (2007),

With great colleagues, I bring about change. I am great at introducing new ideas and ways of working, whether online, in print or in sales. I use motivation and enthusiasm to get people on board but also am more than ready to roll up my sleeves, learn a new skill and train others.

Beside sitting on UBM Live's executive board, I have and continue to sit on many high level committees including the PPA and AOP boards, the AOP B2B committee. I am also a trustee of one of UBM's pensions and a member of UBM's Corporate Responsibility steering group.

I have written books, done regular TV and radio broadcast work plus public speaking at conferences and several lectures, both on subjects as diverse as architecture, commercial property, travel and media.

John Welsh’s Specialties:

Strategy, M&A, revenue generation, digital, Web 2.0, social media, social media marketing, newspapers, magazines, exhibitions, architecture, travel, commercial property, leadership, management, PR, marketing, public speaking, TV and radio, lectures, training

John Welsh’s Experience

Member of the Corporate Responsibility steering group

UBM

(Publishing industry)

July 2009 — Present (5 months)

The UBM Corporate Steering steering group represents all 16 parts of our parent company UBM in Asia, the US and Europe. We hold regular tele-conferences to share best practice.
B2B committee member

Association of Online Publishers

(Publishing industry)

June 2009 — Present (6 months)

The AOP B2B committee meets regular to discuss new initiatives, benchmarking and best-practice for digital publishers specifically within the B2B sector, The committee is shared by John Barnes of Incisive Media.
Digital Director

UBM Live

(Publishing industry)

November 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

I work with my fellow UBM Live board members to help identify and help implement digital strategies to deliver our goals. I also look at M&A opportunities and data products.

UBM Live was nominated AOP Publisher of the year (2009)
Trustee of the Builder Group Pension

UBM

(Publishing industry)

April 2004 — Present (5 years 8 months)
Associate publisher, TTG, and publisher, TTGLive

CMPi (United Business Media)

(Publishing industry)

January 2007 — November 2007 (11 months)

Worked with a great editorial and sales team to revive a neglected website, increasing traffic sixfold, revenue threefold and boasting "YourSpace", user generated content. Then relaunched the site with "Fams Reunited", one of the UK's first Web 2.0 B2B sites boasting social networking.

I sat on the Editorial and Public Affairs Committee of the Periodical Publishers Association for several years.

In January 2008, I was made publisher of the year in the CMPi People and Culture Awards.
Editor, TTG

CMPi (United Business Media)

(Newspapers industry)

October 2003 — January 2007 (3 years 4 months)

Editor of weekly B2B newspaper for the travel industry. A long-established and talented team refocused the newspaper so that it reflected rapid changes in the industry it covered.

I went on to win PPA Editor of the Year (2005).
Editor, Property Week

The Builder Group

(Publishing industry)

May 1999 — October 2003 (4 years 6 months)

Editor of weekly B2B magazine for commercial property industry. The magazine had been successfully launched three years earlier, creating one of the best B2B news desks in the industry. My task was to manage carefully its continued growth. I was shortlisted for both the BSME and PPA editor of the year.
Editor, RIBA Journal

The Builder Group

(Publishing industry)

May 1993 — May 1999 (6 years 1 month)

Editor of monthly B2B magazine for architects. I was also author of four books including Modern House,1994 (http://is.gd/cZR6).

John Welsh’s Education

University of Durham

History 1981 — 1984

Additional Information

John Welsh’s Websites:

John Welsh’s Interests:

Web 2.0, gardening, opera, jazz, books, architecture, travel

John Welsh’s Groups:

Sits on the B2B committee of the Association of Online Publishing (from 2007)
Sat on the board of the PPA's Editorial and Public Affairs Committee (2004-07)