John Day
Chief Executive Officer
John Day joined UBM Global Trade in May 2009 as Chief Executive Officer, responsible for overseeing operations, product development and company strategy.
John comes to UBM Global Trade from RISI, Inc. –a company majority-owned by United Business Media Limited– where he held the position of Chief Executive since January 2007.
Previously, John was Chief Financial Officer of UBM’s US-based technology businesses and before that appointment spent five years based in Hong Kong as Chief Financial Officer of UBM Asia.
John’s early career was as a chartered accountant, in public practice and supporting large international corporations with financial assurance and transaction support services, mainly in the UK but also for extended periods in Australia and the US. He was based in London and a partner in the international accounting and financial services firm, BDO.
John holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Birmingham in England.