In the recently released "China Exhibition and Convention Industry Award 2003", Peter Sutton, President and Chief Executive of CMP Asia was selected as one of the Top Ten Distinguished Entrepreneurs.

"China Exhibition and Convention Industry Award 2003" was co-organised by the Convention & Exhibition Channel of XinhuaNet, China Market - Convention & Exhibition Fortune magazine and Convention & Exhibition Weekly of China Business Times, all being the leading print and on-line media in China that report on the exhibition and convention industry.

According to the organisers, the nomination and the selection process started in the last quarter of 2003. The Distinguished Entrepreneur Award is recognition of exceptional vision and achievement in the management and operation of companies; the company must be well known and with significant influence not just in China but also in the international scene. CMP Asia is a leading member of the exhibition industry and CMP events are well known for their professional organisation and the high quality of attendees. Peter Sutton was selected because he best exemplifies the ideal entrepreneurship in brand and capital management, said the organisers.

Peter Sutton said: "This is a great honour that I want to share with everyone in CMP Asia and also with all our partners as, without them, CMP events would not be so successful. As the largest independent trade fair organiser in Hong Kong and one of the leading trade fair organisers in Asia, we will continue to offer the most professional services to our customers. China is a large and fast developing market for the exhibition industry. CMP Asia will continue to play a full part in the development of this important industry for China's trade and economy."

Michael Duck, Senior Vice President of CMP Asia was selected as one of the Top Ten People in the News in his capacity as Chairman of the Asia/Pacific Chapter of UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, for dedicating himself to promoting the exhibition industry in China. The organisers highly appraised the active involvement of Michael Duck in the exhibition industry.

Other awards include:

- Emerging Exhibition & Convention Cities in China

- Pioneering Theorists in the Study of the Exhibition & Convention Industry

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Owned by United Business Media plc, CMP Asia is a leading trade fair organiser in the region and a provider of business-to-business information, through its publications and websites. With its headquarters in Hong Kong, CMP Asia has over 400 staff in 11 major cities in Asia and the USA. It has over 80 media products comprising 70 trades shows held in seven countries/regions and 17 publications with associated B2B websites.

The industries that CMP Asia serves include jewellery and gift, leather and fashion, beauty and health, cruise and maritime, industrial technology, furniture, building, information technology, food, hotel and leisure, pharmaceutical, paper and packaging, nonwovens and aquatic. Every year 17,000 exhibitors and over 1,000,000 visitors come to CMP Asia's events. CMP Asia presents the largest events of their kind in the region to its customers, including:

- September Hong Kong Jewellery & Watch Fair, Asia's largest jewellery fair and one of the top three events of its kind in the world
- Asia Pacific Leather Fair, the world's most international trade fair for the leather industry
- Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention, the leading international exhibition and conference serving the cruise industry, held annually in Miami, the USA
- Furniture China, the largest international furniture exhibition in China
- Cosmoprof Asia, the largest international beauty trade event in the Asia-Pacific region
- Intermach, the biggest and longest running state-of-the-art machinery exhibition in Thailand
 - Asian Paper, Asia's biggest show and conference for the pulp, paper and board business
- Tokyo Health Industry Show, Japan's leading show for the health industry
- Marintec China, the largest and most important international maritime event in China
- Hotelex Shanghai, China's largest exhibition for the hotel industry
- Aquarama, Asia's biggest and only trade show for the aquatic industry.

About United Business Media

United Business Media plc (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/) is a leading provider of business-to-business media solutions. Its products and services help companies around the world to meet their market information needs. UBM's businesses include NOP World, the ninth largest market research group globally; PR Newswire, the world's leading corporate news distribution service and CMP, the B2B media and exhibition group operating in focused markets sectors such as hi-tech, healthcare, property, entertainment, jewellery and fashion in the US, UK, Asia and Europe.

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