Informa PLC confirmed that David Lynn has been appointed as Chief Executive of inD, its Dubai-based partnership with Dubai World Trade Centre. Mr. Lynn brings extensive international executive experience to inD from his previous role as President and Chief Executive of ViacomCBS Networks International, a billion-dollar revenue business with 5,000 colleagues across 180 markets. During his successful tenure, he led major digital transformations that disrupted the sector, including the launch of streaming platforms such as Paramount+ and PlutoTV across 20 countries.
He also oversaw the successful integration of Network 10, a leading Australian network, Telefe, Argentina's main broadcaster and Channel Five, the UK's fifth terrestrial TV channel. Mr. Lynn will relocate to Dubai, becoming the inaugural CEO of inD from May 4, 2026, with the initial focus on effectively combining the DWTC and Informa B2B event brands and businesses within inD to create a single operating business with a clear growth plan for 2027 to 2029.
Informa PLC specializes in organizing events and publishing books, documents and journals. The activity is organized around four sectors:
- organization of exhibitions;
- publishing of academic and scientific research contents: human and social sciences, technology, medicine, physical sciences, etc.;
- publishing of professional and commercial contents: sciences and health, finances, legal sciences, trading, transport, telecommunication, etc.;
- organization of conferences and professional training trade shows.
The group's contents are marketed in the form of publications on paper, electronic download, and CD-ROM.
Net sales break down by activity into sale of organization of events (55.7%), sale of subscriptions (14.2%), and other (30.1%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (4.7%), Continental Europe (15.7%), North America (44.2%), China (11.9%) and other (23.5%).
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