The Fespa Team

James has over 20 years’ experience in Sales having worked in advertising, sales and exhibitions prior to joining FESPA in 2005. James works across the global portfolio of exhibitions that are delivered by FESPA, particularly focusing on the European and Asian Markets.
 
James is a dad to two great kids which takes up a lot of his time, however he can sometimes be found in the 19^th after a round of golf and enjoys socializing with family and friends.
 
 
 

Following periods spent both studying and working in Germany and Spain, Michael graduated University with an honours degree in languages and quickly established a successful career specialising in sales and marketing for leading exhibition venues across the world. 
 
Joining FESPA in 2003, he has become a respected key member of the team and organised more than 40 global exhibitions with FESPA.  Through a dedication and passion for print and the people involved, Michael has been instrumental at the inception and execution of FESPA activities in Mexico, Brazil, Eurasia and South Africa. He works closely with the events teams to recognise market trends and launch new products and feature areas throughout the FESPA portfolio.   Away from print, Michael is kept busy by his wife, dog, travelling, healthy lifestyle and sports.

Sara has over 15 years’ experience in Sales having worked in recruitment and exhibitions prior to joining FESPA in 2011. Sara works across the global portfolio of exhibitions that are delivered by FESPA, particularly focusing on the European shows and the European Sign Expo of which Sara headed up, along with the then Marketing Manager, the launch of the show in London 2013. She has since been instrumental in its’ year on year growth.
 
Before sales, Sara had a long career in the aviation industry, working long haul with Virgin Atlantic and towards the end of her career, Air New Zealand, as both a Supervisor and Instructor. Since leaving flying, Sara has been able to draw on her experience and continues to have a great passion for the delivery of the excellent customer service and the high level of standards that FESPA is renowned for.
 
In her spare time, needless to say, she still loves to travel and spend time with family and friends.
 
 
 

Callum graduated university in 2012 with a degree in Events Management and joined FESPA at the beginning of 2013. Originally, Callum worked on the launch and development of FESPA’s online advertising helping print suppliers around the world gain global publicity to FESPA.com’s daily industry audience.  In 2014 he began working on FESPA’s global portfolio of exhibitions where he has enjoyed assisting FESPA’s clients generate new partners and business leads around the world. 
 
Callum’s favourite aspect of working at FESPA is being part of a creative industry that is constantly adapting and being able to work with clients from around the world.
 
In his spare time Callum enjoys exercising at his local gym and supporting Arsenal FC while socialising with friends and family at the weekend.

Ben has the ability to establish, develop and maintain strong partnerships with a diverse range of businesses and organisations and gain trust from employers and employees alike.  He brings to Fespa a wealth of experience and skills and has a natural passion and determination for specialist sales at every level.  A refreshing approach to sales and training with an innovative presence in which has been demonstrated in the development of new and current international exhibitions in Europe, Mexico, South Africa, Turkey, and Thailand.
 
Currently responsible for the day-to-day delivery of sales activities in the print sector for multiple FESPA exhibitions covering UK & IRE, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Scandinavia, Poland and Czech Republic.
 
Always wanting the best for his family and friends, Ben loves nothing more than a game of golf and watching the sunset with the sand between his toes.

Mike has 5 years of experience working within the conference and events industry, working closely with implementing CRM and data strategies. Mike is keen to expand and apply his knowledge to the print sector.
 
Within his role as Show Administrator, Mike works closely with both the sales and marketing teams; assisting with day-to-day data reporting as well as maintaining database standards.
 
In his private life Mike enjoys playing guitar and travelling.

Arturo has more than 30 years of experience in the development of Business Exhibitions (B2B) and World Forums in Mexico, USA and the UK, developing Marketing, Public Relations and Communication strategies in different industrial sectors such as: energy, plastic, metalworking, wind energy, telecommunications, IT, security, education, restaurants, and others.

Arturo holds the CoEXPO Event Organization Certification endorsed by AMPROFEC.

He currently works as Global Business Development & Regional Manager – Americas for FESPA developing world-class events for the Latin American region.

With over 26 years of experience in the printing industry, Alexandre Keese began his career as a consultant, attending the main communication and printing companies implementing digital systems. After some time, he decided to focus his studies on digital imaging using Photoshop and became a well-known author and educator.

As Sales Director of FESPA Brazil since 2013, Keese is responsible for the sales and marketing team. He actively participates in all strategic decisions and he is committed to develop the digital printing market all over Brazil.

As director of APS Eventos, he runs ExpoPrint Latin America and ConverExpo Latin America, recognised as the biggest and most important printing and converting trade shows in Latin America.

Passionate about mountain biking and running, Alexandre enjoys the occasional glass of wine and spending time with friends and family.