A strong governance

We are committed to transparent and ethical governance. We believe in operating with integrity, fostering trust and ensuring accountability in all our business practices.
Our dedication to these principles underpins our mission to create lasting value for our stakeholders and society at large.
Easyfairs consistently upholds governance standards equivalent to those of publicly traded companies.

Eric Everard

Founder & Group Chairman

Anne Lafère & Matt Benyon

Group CEOs

Executive Team

From left to right: Benoît David (Group Head of M&A and Strategic Alliances), Anne Lafère (Group CEO), Marc Hellemans (Group CFO), Matt Benyon (Group CEO)

Heads of Regions

Belgium

Kenneth Verheyden,
Head of Easyfairs Belgium

DACH & IT

Roland Brand,
Head of Easyfairs DACH & IT

Netherlands

Stefan Hutten,
Head of Easyfairs Netherlands

Nordic

Henrik Johansson,
Head of Easyfairs Nordic

UK & Global

Alison Willis,
Head of Easyfairs UK & Global

Company ownership

The Easyfairs Board structure reflects equal representation from its three majority shareholders – Cobepa, Inflexion, and Eric Everard – with each appointing two representative members. Douglas Emslie (Chairman of Cuil Bay Capital) also joins as shareholder and independent Board member, bringing extensive industry experience.

From left to right: Aurélien Delavallée and Filip Vanderschueren (Cobepa); Douglas Emslie (independent Board member, Chairman of Cuil Bay Capital); Eric Everard and Arnaud Laviolette (representing Eric Everard’s interests); Tom Green and William An (Inflexion).
Eric Everard continues to serve as Chairman of the Board.

Senior Leadership Team

Our Senior Leadership Team is made up of about 100 key managers (out of 800 people in our various offices).
Nearly half (48%) of our Senior Leadership Team are women.