Gordon Payne

Based in their New York office, Gordon supports the delivery of Hyve's ambitious strategy through seamless integration of their acquisitions, including the incredible Shoptalk and Groceryshop events and Meetups, as well as the recently acquired 121 Group.

Gordon has been with Hyve since February 2017 and was Regional Director for the Group's Asia division until 2021. He has over 20 years of senior leadership experience in major business media companies including UBM (now Informa Markets) where he led their highly successfully business in Amsterdam for eight years. Prior to Hyve, Gordon worked with Mark Shashoua on the acclaimed transformation of Emap connect into i2i Events Group, where he focused on creating the critical international dimension to the business that drove much of i2i’s growth. Gordon has worked extensively in China, India, Latin America, Middle East, USA and Europe.