A committed governance serving our communities and sustainable performance.

Executive Committee

The management team carries the company’s vision and shares a common goal of creating fruitful and memorable meetings to animate and develop communities.

Pablo NAKHLÉ CERRUTI

CEO Comexposium

Driss TAZI

Managing Director, EMEA, US & Group Transformation

Carine PRETERRE

Managing Director, Exhibitions France

Pablo NAKHLÉ CERRUTI

CEO Comexposium

Pablo Nakhlé Cerruti is graduated from Sciences Po Strasbourg (2004) and the School of Economic Warfare (2005).

In 2007, he was appointed Managing Director of the Prometheus corporate foundation. From 2009 to 2011, he was a member of Christine Lagarde’s private office, as speechwriter at the Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industry.

In 2011, he joined Unibail-Rodamco as Director of Communication and Institutional Relations. Between 2014 and 2018, he was Deputy Director and then Deputy CEO of Viparis, the European leader in congresses and trade shows. He was CEO of Viparis between 2018 and 2023.

In 2023, he became President of Copheam, where he supported investors and companies in real estate, hospitality, or transformation development projects. In 2024, he was appointed Managing Director in charge of Diversification at Mediawan, Europe’s premier indepedant studio, also member of the group’s Executive Committe.

He joins Comexposium as CEO of the Group in August 2025.

Driss TAZI

Managing Director, EMEA, US & Group Transformation

Driss Tazi joined Comexposium in 2015 after working for one of its shareholders, the Paris – Île-de-France Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIR) for 10 years.

He held various financial and strategic positions, including Head of Investments, where he was responsible for monitoring Viparis and Comexposium. At Comexposium, he distinguished himself in the M&A team as head of development, and more recently as head of integration.

In 2019, he will be in charge of M&A activities, managing all acquisition processes and the integration of companies within the Comexposium group

Carine PRETERRE

Managing Director, Exhibitions France

After graduating from EDHEC Business School, Carine began her career in FMCG, working at Coca-Cola France, where she developed her expertise in marketing and brand activation over the course of more than 9 years.

In 2012, Carine joined the Comexposium Group after gaining entrepreneurial experience, to take charge of the Foire de Paris, where she realigned the event’s positioning and enhanced its offering and visitor experience.

Since 2019, Carine has led the “Passions” Division, which focuses on consumer exhibitions, operating and managing around 15 brands across the whole of France such as the Foire de Paris, Paris International Agricultural Show, Rétromobile, Paris Games Week, SolutionsCSE and Salon de la Photo, as well as Tourism and Do It Yourself events.

Morgan LAVIELLE

Group Director, Communication & CSR

Sarah MARTIN

Group Director, HR

Ronen COHEN

Group Director, Operations & Purchasing

Morgan LAVIELLE

Group Director, Communication & CSR

Morgan LAVIELLE is Communications & CSR Director of the Group Comexposium. A graduate of Neoma Business School, Morgan began his career at Unibail-Rodamco Westfield where he participated in the definition and deployment of the corporate communication strategy and managed the group’s major events.

In 2011, Morgan joined the Carrefour Group to manage the communication of its real estate subsidiary, Carrefour Property, and in 2014 participated in the creation of Carmila, the 3rd largest listed shopping centre company in Continental Europe.

Morgan Lavielle joined Comexposium in April 2022 as Group Communications and CSR Director. He oversees the internal and external communications strategy for the Comexposium brand, and monitors the Group’s CSR strategy and commitments.

Sarah MARTIN

Group Director, HR

Holding a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management, Sarah has spearheaded numerous HR accompaniment and transformation projects, and has worked in various sectors such as pharmaceuticals, logistics, and the music industry.

An experienced generalist in the HR function, Sarah began her career in social relations at AstraZeneca in the pharmaceutical industry before joining Cellectis, a rapidly expanding biotechnology startup. Here, she was tasked with structuring the entire HR service.

Sarah then joined the Japanese group Nippon Express, a leader in international transportation and logistics, where she led significant social restructuring projects as the Human Resources Manager of the French subsidiary.

Since 2017, Sarah served as the Human Resources Director for the French subsidiary of Warner Music. She has supported transformations in this constantly evolving sector, particularly focusing on improving the employee experience and employer branding, enabling Warner Music France to achieve its first Great Place to Work certification in the sector.

Ronen COHEN

Group Director, Operations & Purchasing

After studying International Trade at University, Marie moved into the events sector, where she progressed her career within a range of different international organisations, including Easyfairs and Informa.

At Comexposium, she led the development of major brands within the sector – such as SIAL and Milipol – both in France and at an international level, before being appointed Sales Director in 2022.

Marie leads a team of almost 100 people who work across all the Group’s exhibitions, serving our customers and working on both the commercial and customer relations aspects.

Elaine CHIA

CEO APAC

Rodolphe LAMEYSE

CEO Vinexposium

Elaine CHIA

CEO APAC

Elaine Chia is a media professional with over 20 years of experience.

Elaine started her career as a marketer and data scientist and then turned to one-to-one events.

She went on to create Sphere Exhibits, the events and exhibitions division of one of Asia’s largest media players, Singapore Press Holdings, which she grew from a start-up to a major player in South East Asia. As Managing Director of Sphere Exhibits and leading her team, she has achieved synergy between traditional media, digital offerings and product development through her events. Through several acquisitions and partnerships, it has developed a portfolio of both B2B and B2C events in various sectors.

She joins Comexposium in July 2018 to take up her role as CEO of the APAC region and contribute to the strategic direction of our group.

Rodolphe LAMEYSE

CEO Vinexposium

A graduate of Kedge Bordeaux and holder of an MBA from HEC Paris, Rodolphe Lameyse began his career at Accenture in Paris and then joined the Adecco group in Lyon and Zurich.

He then became Marketing and Client Services Director at Reed Midem in France before moving to Singapore where he was Director of Food Hospitality Asia and Prowein Asia at UBM – Informa.

Rodolphe Lameyse returns to France in 2019 to take over the management of the Vinexpo group, which becomes Vinexposium in 2020.
As a specialist in the organisation of international trade events, he brings his experience and understanding of key markets to enable Vinexpo to accelerate its development, increase its market share and affirm its role as a global leader for all the players in the global wine and spirits industry.

Comexposium worldwide

Most of the events organised by Comexposium are owned by the Group, which runs and operates these brands thanks to its expertise and sectoral knowledge: SIAL, All4Pack, NRF Retail’s Big Show Europe, Foire de Paris, Rétromobile, SolutionsCSE fairs, etc.

Other events are organised by Comexposium in partnership with sectoral organisations, such as the International Agricultural Show (Centre National des Expositions et Concours Agricoles) and Siec (Fédération des Acteurs du Commerce dans les Territoires)

Shareholding

Comexposium is a group jointly owned by the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY PARIS ILE-DE-FRANCE, the Group’s historical shareholder, and by CREDIT AGRICOLE ASSURANCES since 2019.

The Paris Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry supports companies and businesses in the Paris Region in the development of their projects, represents them and defends their interests with the French public authorities.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry Paris Ile-de-France

It makes recommendations to boost growth, trains talent for the challenges of tomorrow and participates in the promotion of the capital region, notably with the support of the Grand Paris project.

Crédit Agricole Assurances, the leading insurer in France, brings together the insurance subsidiaries of Crédit Agricole. The Group offers a range of products and services in savings, retirement, health, provident and property insurance.

They are distributed by the banks of the Crédit Agricole Group in France and in 8 countries around the world, by wealth management advisors and general agents. Crédit Agricole Assurances companies cater to individuals, professionals, farmers and businesses. Crédit Agricole Assurances has 5,300 employees.