Quick takes

RELX appoints new chair

The parent company of Reed Exhibitions, RELX, has announced that Paul Walker will take over from Sir Anthony Habgood as chair of the group. Walker is expected to officially become chair in the first half of 2021. Walker has held leadership roles at a long list of public companies.

Informa Markets hosts events in Japan

The world’s largest exhibition organiser, Informa Markets, is persevering in this very challenging time for live events. Recently, the group held exhibitions in China, Thailand and Japan.

Macau’s Stats Department tries to see the bright side

It is not often these days that any press release refers to “soaring” figures. Macau’s Statistics Service noted that visitor arrivals “soared by 206.9% month-to-month.” That is comparing August 2020 to July 2020. Unfortunately, the next sentence noted that the August figure represented a 94% decline year-on-year.