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The Padlock Operators

Fifty operators.
Five divisions.
One global command.

Padlock Corp's leadership is intentionally private. Names withheld by client request and group policy. What you see below is the track record. The track record is the point.

Workforce Snapshot

10,047 specialists. 5 continents.

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Division 01 / 05

ATLAS — Stand & Build

Ten operators. 2,147 specialists under their command.

Asia Pacific
H.T.****
Global President
Former Lead Strategist at Hannover Messe Group · 22 years in global exhibitions
Europe
K.B.****
Chief Operating Officer
Ex-Director of Operations at Messe Düsseldorf · 18 years in venue logistics
Europe
S.M.****
Chief Creative Officer
Former Creative Lead at Stylt Trampoli · 16 years in spatial design
Asia Pacific
L.W.****
Regional Director — Asia Pacific
Ex-Senior Architect at Nikken Sekkei · 14 years in Asian exhibition markets
Europe
M.K.****
Regional Director — Europe
Former VP at Octanorm · 19 years in modular systems
Americas
R.J.****
Regional Director — Americas
Ex-CEO at Czarnowski (NA division) · 15 years in US trade show production
MEA
A.A.****
Regional Director — MEA
Former Operations Head at Informa Markets MEA · 13 years in Gulf exhibitions
Türkiye
E.D.****
Head of Strategy
Former Strategy Partner at McKinsey EMEA · 12 years in industrial consulting
Türkiye
T.O.****
Head of Production
Ex-Engineering Lead at Demirören Group · 17 years in custom fabrication
Americas
J.V.****
Head of Client Relations
Former Account Director at Freeman · 11 years in Fortune 500 exhibitor accounts
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Division 02 / 05

ECHO — Live Event Production

Ten operators. 1,892 specialists under their command.

Americas
D.S.****
Global President
Former Executive Producer at Live Nation Special Events · 24 years in live production
Americas
V.G.****
Chief Operating Officer
Ex-COO at George P. Johnson Experience Marketing · 20 years in brand experience
Europe
P.L.****
Chief Creative Officer
Former Creative Director at Stufish Entertainment Architects · 18 years in stage design
Asia Pacific
Y.N.****
Regional Director — Asia Pacific
Ex-Director at Dentsu Live · 15 years in Tokyo-based event production
Europe
F.C.****
Regional Director — Europe
Former GM at Imagination London · 17 years in pan-European campaigns
Americas
B.W.****
Regional Director — Americas
Ex-VP at Jack Morton Worldwide · 16 years in Fortune 100 corporate events
MEA
O.H.****
Regional Director — MEA
Former Head of Production at Done Events Dubai · 12 years in Gulf entertainment
Europe
C.R.****
Head of Strategy
Ex-Brand Strategy Lead at Wieden+Kennedy · 14 years in experiential strategy
Asia Pacific
N.I.****
Head of Production
Former Technical Director at Tait Towers Asia · 19 years in scenic engineering
Türkiye
Z.P.****
Head of Client Relations
Former Senior Producer at Doğan Group Events · 13 years in launch campaigns
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Division 03 / 05

ORBIT — Exhibition Organizer

Ten operators. 2,034 specialists under their command.

Asia Pacific
Q.X.****
Global President
Former Senior VP at UBM Asia (now Informa Markets) · 26 years in trade show ownership
Asia Pacific
H.W.****
Chief Operating Officer
Ex-CEO at Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions · 21 years in Asian fair operations
Europe
M.B.****
Chief Creative Officer
Former Show Director at Salone del Mobile · 19 years in exhibition curation
Asia Pacific
X.L.****
Regional Director — Asia Pacific
Former GM at Messe Frankfurt (HK) · 17 years in cross-border fair launches
Europe
G.A.****
Regional Director — Europe
Ex-Director at RX Global · 18 years in industrial fair organization
Americas
S.T.****
Regional Director — Americas
Former VP at Emerald Expositions · 15 years in US industrial trade shows
MEA
F.A.****
Regional Director — MEA
Ex-MD at DMG Events Middle East · 14 years in MEA fair launches
Europe
I.C.****
Head of Strategy
Former Strategy Lead at Hyve Group plc · 13 years in fair acquisition strategy
Asia Pacific
K.D.****
Head of Production
Ex-Operations Director at Coex (Seoul) · 16 years in convention operations
Türkiye
R.M.****
Head of Client Relations
Former Sales Director at TÜYAP · 12 years in exhibitor relations
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Division 04 / 05

FORTRESS — Venues & Structures

Ten operators. 2,218 specialists under their command.

MEA
O.B.****
Global President
Former CEO at Arena Group MENA · 23 years in temporary infrastructure
MEA
K.E.****
Chief Operating Officer
Ex-Project Director on Qatar 2022 World Cup overlay · 19 years in mega-event build
Europe
L.B.****
Chief Creative Officer
Former Lead Architect at Populous Sports · 17 years in stadium design
Asia Pacific
S.W.****
Regional Director — Asia Pacific
Ex-Director at NUSSLI Asia · 16 years in modular grandstand systems
Europe
T.K.****
Regional Director — Europe
Former Operations VP at GL events Field & Lawn UK · 18 years in event infra
Americas
M.O.****
Regional Director — Americas
Ex-MD at Arena Americas · 15 years in NFL/MLB stadium overlay
MEA
A.S.****
Regional Director — MEA
Former Project Lead on Saudi NEOM events · 13 years in Gulf mega-projects
Türkiye
D.K.****
Head of Strategy
Former Infrastructure Strategy at Limak Group · 14 years in large-scale build
Americas
P.R.****
Head of Engineering
Ex-Chief Engineer at Sourcecode/Mountain Productions · 21 years in structural systems
Europe
E.G.****
Head of Client Relations
Former Account Director at Field & Lawn · 11 years in festival operations
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Division 05 / 05

QUANTUM — Web & Digital

Ten operators. 1,756 specialists under their command.

Asia Pacific
K.W.****
Global President
Former Head of Digital Experience at Dentsu Tokyo · 18 years in interactive design
Europe
A.O.****
Chief Operating Officer
Ex-COO at Akqa London · 16 years in digital agency operations
Europe
J.B.****
Chief Creative Officer
Former Executive Creative Director at R/GA Berlin · 19 years in brand platforms
Asia Pacific
R.S.****
Regional Director — Asia Pacific
Ex-Creative Director at WPP Hogarth · 14 years in APAC digital production
Europe
H.M.****
Regional Director — Europe
Former Director at MediaMonks Amsterdam · 15 years in interactive campaigns
Americas
L.C.****
Regional Director — Americas
Ex-VP Product at Huge Inc. · 13 years in NY digital experiences
MEA
N.A.****
Regional Director — MEA
Former Head of Digital at Memac Ogilvy Dubai · 11 years in Gulf digital
Americas
E.S.****
Head of Strategy
Former Strategy Director at IDEO San Francisco · 12 years in design strategy
Asia Pacific
T.Y.****
Head of Engineering
Ex-Principal Engineer at Sony Interactive Entertainment · 17 years in immersive tech
Türkiye
V.K.****
Head of Client Relations
Former Digital Sales Lead at Akbank Tech Hub · 9 years in enterprise SaaS
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