IML Worldwide Appoints International Business Development Director

Oct. 8, 2012 - PRLog -- October 8, 2012

IML Worldwide, a specialist in the provision of interactive event technology and the global leader in harnessing audience insight, has appointed Robbie Vigers as Business Development Director, a new role created to accommodate the growth of the company’s work with global clients with multi-national event requirements and to develop IML’s partner network around the world.

Vigers is no stranger to IML as he has worked for the company in a number of roles since 2003. He started as an interactive producer, then worked as an Account Manager based in the UK before heading IML’s Asian operations based out of Hong Kong. Vigers’ will be working with clients and colleagues around the world, initially from Asia but then from the UK headquarters.

As IML Business Development Director, in addition to facilitating the requirements of global clients, Vigers will also be responsible for identifying complementary third party solutions and services as well as the global management of new and existing partners and resellers.

According to Richard Fisher, CEO of IML Worldwide, “Robbie knows our business, our solutions and services in great detail. He has already worked for us in the UK and internationally and there’s no one better suited to overseeing our innovation drive and significant international expansion at such an exciting time, for both IML and the event industry in general.”

According to Vigers, “This is my latest challenge for IML and I’m really looking forward to it. Our unique suite of solutions and services mean we have a huge opportunity to provide global organisations and companies with a complete audience insight ‘package’. The increasing importance of international outlook and insight means we are ideally positioned to maximise our growth potential and my role is absolutely key in the achievement of this.”

About IML Worldwide
IML is the global leader in harnessing audience insight. Its award winning services capture and make sense of the rich content, discussion and interaction that is generated at meetings and events. Operating from 12 offices around the world, IML engages annually with over half a million people at more than 2500 business conferences, annual meetings, charity auctions, training workshops and market research sessions - ranging in size from ten to ten thousand participants. IML is owned by Computershare.

Web: www.imlworldwide.com
Blog: www.HarnessingAudienceInsight.com

For more information, please contact:
Imran Khan e: imran.khan@brandnation.co.uk t: +44 207 940 6250
Mark Peacock e: mark@brandnation.co.uk t: +44 207 940 7170