Fespa-teamet

Christophe joined the Board in 2014 and was elected Vice President in 2017. As of 2021 he is now the President. He also serves as President of FESPA France, the national association serving the French digital and wide format printing community. Over the past year Christophe has attended many meetings on behalf of FESPA and hosts the Southern European Congress. Christophe is a founding director of ATC (Autorise Toute Creativité), which he established with his business partner in 1991. The company now employs 70 people and provides a range of interior and outdoor signage, graphics, display and POS services to corporate and agency clients.

James har över 20 års erfarenhet av försäljning efter att ha arbetat med reklam, försäljning och utställningar innan han började i FESPA 2005. James arbetar över hela den globala portföljen av utställningar som levereras av FESPA, särskilt med fokus på de europeiska och asiatiska marknaderna.

James är pappa till två fantastiska barn som tar mycket av sin tid, men han kan ibland hittas på 19: ^e efter en runda golf och tycker om att umgås med familj och vänner.

Neil Felton joined FESPA as Managing Director in 2011. Since then, the organisation has gone from strength to strength, experiencing remarkable growth. Neil has been instrumental in launching five new regional FESPA shows and four new sector specific events across the globe. He also expanded the international community, offering new FESPA Direct membership options in addition to the 37 associations, which are supported by FESPA’s Profit for Purpose programme. Neil was promoted to the position of CEO in 2013.

Prior to joining FESPA, Neil held a variety of senior exhibition roles, culminating as Executive Director at William Reed, where he presided over three-fold growth in event revenues from his division.

Neil graduated from Thames Valley University with a degree in Modern European Studies. He speaks fluent German.
 

Graeme is an enthusiastic print specialist with over 30 years’ experience in the screen and wide format digital printing industries, with knowledge acquired through hands-on design, production, sales, and operations management.

Graeme has a comprehensive understanding of printing processes, leading the goal of creating outstanding print that stimulates brand engagement through practical innovation.

As FESPA’s Head of Associations and Technical Lead he presents on technical topics at conferences and seminars. Graeme also provides in-house expertise to support the Print Make Wear, Printeriors and the new Colour L*A*B* features at FESPA’s exhibitions.

Graeme has been recently inducted as a Member of the ASDPT, the US based Academy of Screen and Digital print technologies following his nomination by Michel Caza.

Susan started her exhibition and events organising career at DMG World Media working on a variety of trade exhibitions, Fire, Tobacco, Metal, Glass and Coatings.  Susan joined FESPA in October 2006 and worked on FESPA’s flag ship exhibition in Berlin 2007.  As Head of Operations, she effectively manages the operations of FESPA’s global exhibitions and related events. 
 
The team were very proud to win the AEO Award for Best Overseas Show for FESPA Mexico 2017.  Following the terrible earthquake in Mexico on 19 September 2017, FESPA postponed the 10th edition of the exhibition during its build-up and rescheduled successfully just two months later.

Duncans kunskap om och passion för samhället som FESPA betjänar gjorde det till ett enkelt beslut att återvända 2022 för att leda marknadsförings- och evenemangsteamet efter nästan tre år med evenemang i världsklass för HR-gemenskapen.

Med mer än 20 års erfarenhet av B2B-kommunikation och evenemang, förberedde Duncans erfarenhet som senior journalist och senast evenemangschef för alla evenemangsformat inom flera sektorer – från allmän säkerhet, dagligvaruhandel och mat och dryck – honom väl för att spela en nyckelroll i FESPAs tillväxt med fokus på meningsfullt innehåll och kopplingar för den globala tryckta communityn levereras genom vårt prisprogram, konferenser och evenemang på våra globala utställningar 2010-2019.

Duncan tycker om golf, paddleboard och andra utomhusaktiviteter med vänner och sina två tonårsdöttrar.

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.

Emma has over 20 years’ experience in Finance and is a qualified Chartered accountant, having started her career in audit.  Since moving into industry, Emma has held a variety of finance manager roles in very diverse sectors (ranging from a Private Equity owned Veterinary Group to a national Charity).     
At FESPA, Emma is responsible for preparing the management accounts, assisting the Head of Finance and supporting the rest of the Finance team.  Emma works 3 days a week.
Emma has two children and outside of work, most of her time is spent ferrying them to, or watching them play, football. 

Marta has over 10 years’ experience working in the marketing and communications sector and has worked on logistics for internal events and conferences across many UK and International offices.  Externally, Marta was involved in the organisation of big international festivals, sports competitions and managed exhibition stands. 
 
Marta speaks Bulgarian, English and is fluent in Bulgarian and International sign language. 
 
Marta joined FESPA as Operations Executive in 2019 and manages the show floor plans, exhibitor manual, build-up and break down queries. She is also responsible for the organization and the management of special projects related to the exhibition; social events, theatres, workshops and features.
 
Marta loves travelling and learning about different cultures. In her spare time, she likes to explore and raise awareness about emotional intelligence, mindfulness and the benefits of behavioural psychology.
 

Katherine har arbetat för Vauxhall 1993-2004 och Peugeot 2004-2007 som försäljningsadministratör innan hon flyttade till Reigate och började i FESPA som verkställande assistent till FESPA: s VD.

Katherine arbetade i försäljningsavdelningen i ett år innan FESPA: s VD frågade henne att vara hans PA. Hon har bistått ledningen och styrelsen sedan dess i ett brett och varierat utbud av projekt.

Katherines stoltaste prestationer inkluderar kör en ^{50-årsjubileum} galamiddag för 719 personer i London i juni 2013 och värd för allra första utländska generalförsamlingen för 69 pax i Bangkok i september 2014.