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Chris Skeith OBE

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Board Member at JMIC Joint Meetings Industry Council
📍 Hemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom

Chris Skeith is the CEO & MD of UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, with over 30 years of experience leading industry trade associations. He focuses on advocacy, member engagement, and representing the events sector to governments. Colleagues describe him as a passionate, highly focused, credible, and goal-oriented leader.

There is no publicly available information about his personal life or hobbies.

He was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the Queens Birthday Honours List 2021 for services to the events industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Experience
3 Years
Current Role
Board Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Hemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom
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Global Exhibitions Industry
As CEO of UFI, he leads the global association for the exhibition industry, focusing on shaping its future and fostering international collaboration and innovation.
Industry Advocacy
He has a long history of chairing industry boards, like UKEVENTS, to represent the sector's interests on issues like government recognition and regulation.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Board Member
JMIC Joint Meetings Industry Council
1-2025
Past Chair
UKEVENTS (Org)
1-2025
CEO & MD at UFI
UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry
9-2022 - 12-2024
Chair - Events Industry Board WG
Tourism Industry Council - Department of Culture Media and Sport
1-2022 - 12-2024
Chair
UKEVENTS - formerly Business Visits and Events Partnership
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Education
2000 - 2002
Marketing
CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing
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