Published by Neil ThompsonDavid Chapple, Managing Director of the group since its acquisition in 2019, is moving on to pursue other endeavors. David has been instrumental in his leadership role at Centaur and in the transition within Northstar. We are grateful for his time and contributions to Northstar. We wish him well as he moves on to the next chapter in his career.
Nick Powell is joining Northstar as Managing Director, EMEA. Nick is an exceptionally strong leader and communicator. He has an extensive media background, having launched and grown exhibitions, conferences, award programs, digital and print publications, as well as other relevant digital media services.
He was a key member of the Easyfairs UK management team which grew their UK business from a handful of events to one of the top 20 revenue generating events companies globally, including spearheading the launch of new events in the Asian & Middle Eastern markets. Following his time at Easyfairs, Nick moved to the Middle East where he ran the Daily Mail Group’s events business in Egypt, Qatar & Saudi Arabia, working closely with the national governments of these countries in launching events to accompany their nations’ strategic visions across multiple sectors.
Most recently, after relocating back to the UK, Nick launched a brand-new division comprised of several HR events for CloserStill Media. Within a year, these launch events have already become market leaders in the UK & France and are well positioned for further global expansion.
Nick’s proven ability to drive growth across events and multimedia, expand presence and create market leadership will be an excellent fit for Northstar as we continue to grow and invest in our UK business. We are excited to have Nick join us as Managing Director and we are confident that his strong leadership, passion for culture development, people management skills and extensive media background will be an excellent fit for our Northstar UK business.
