Peter Rigby
Chief Executive
After graduating from Manchester University, Peter qualified as an accountant working at Metalbox and then worked at W H Smith. In 1983 he was appointed Finance Director of Stonehart Publications, which was acquired by IBC Group plc of which he became CEO in 1989. Since becoming CEO, Peter has completed two on market mergers with LLP (to form Informa in 1998) and Taylor and Francis which, together with the major acquisitions of IIR and Datamonitor and substantial organic growth has helped establish Informa as a major international business. Peter is also Non-Executive Chairman of Electric Word plc.