Directors and brief CV's

Malcolm Taylor

Malcolm Taylor
Managing Director

Joined Brintex in 1979 after six years as Advertisement Manager with Municipal Publications Co. Ltd. Initially worked on Brintex's portfolio of construction and mining exhibitions held in Europe, USA and the UK. Appointed Brintex managing director in 1989. Malcolm Taylor has extensive knowledge and experience in international trade fair and event management gained from organising shows for a wide range of industrial and commercial sectors. Exhibition industry activities include being a Council member of the Association of Exhibition Organisers.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7973 6682
Email: m.taylor@hgluk.com


William Butler

William Butler
Exhibition Director

After an initial career at the Civil Service, Bill Butler made a bold change in direction and joined the world of business to business advertising sales working on a variety of trade magazines. This culminated in him running the advertisement team for the Municipal Journal, the leading weekly magazine for local government. After a successful 12 years at Hemming Publishing, Bill was ready for a new challenge and joined the exhibitions division, Brintex, to head up its highly successful portfolio of Local Government and transportation conferences and events. Bill was appointed to the Brintex board in May 2003.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7973 6627
Email: b.butler@hgluk.com


James Murray

James Murray
Exhibition Director

James was born in Godalming, Surrey and, following a brief foray into selling office equipment, began his career in exhibitions in 1991 working for Reed Exhibitions. He has remained in food and drink trade exhibitions and whilst at Reed, then subsequently Montgomery Exhibitions, worked on events such as Hotelympia, IFE and the European Ethnic Food Exhibition. Having joined Brintex in 2002 James is exhibition director of the London International Wine Fair and the Spirits business show, Distil.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7973 4606
Email: j.murray@hgluk.com


Will Broadfoot

Will Broadfoot
Marketing Director

Hailing from Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, Will began his marketing career with the formation of a market research company, BEI, in 1991. He ran this for two years before being lured by the bright lights of London where, after a spell at Amoco Oil, he found a marketing position at the Hemming Group. He spent the next four years working in the publishing division before switching to exhibitions in 1998. Will now heads up the Marketing Department for Brintex, working in particular on the London International Wine Fair.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7973 6661
Email: w.broadfoot@hgluk.com


Amanda Mansergh

Amanda Mansergh
Operations Director

On her return from 18 months travelling following university, Amanda moved to London where she joined a launch venture called GB Magazine selling advertising space. She then moved to a publishing company where she embarked on organising and marketing the biennial Art Materials Exhibition in conjunction with the Artists' & Illustrators' magazine. She joined Brintex 13 years ago as the sole exhibition organiser but has built up the team alongside the steady growth of the Brintex calendar, and now heads up the department as Operations Director.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7973 6686
Email: a.mansergh@hgluk.com


Lucy McPhail

Lucy McPhail
Event Director

Lucy McPhail began her media career in business to business advertising sales on a variety of titles before falling into exhibitions when Emap launched its first fashion event 40° in 1996 for which she was then sales manager. She has since run exhibitions and events in business sectors including education and broadcast production and is currently event director for three Brintex events covering emergency communications, international policing and the board sports industry.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7973 6635
Email: l.mcphail@hgluk.com