Hu Wei replaced Nat Wong as the president of Reed Exhibitions Greater China, the company announced on Monday.

"We owe a lot to Nat for his contributions. Over this period of time, he has been instrumental in growing the business and we have seen RXGC scaling greater heights with expansion into new markets through acquisitions and launches of which I am fully appreciative and proud of," said Paul Beh, regional president of Reed Exhibitions Asia-Pacific.

Describing his tenure, Nat states "My time at Reed has been an exciting time with many proud moments and achievement with a wonderful team. The company has experienced great developments now spanning nine outstanding member companies and 12 specialized industry sectors with 58 premier events to date planned for this year across the Greater China region.

Hu Wei is a Tianjin native. His career has spanned over nearly 20 years in China and the United States, where he received both his MA and MBA. He worked 10 years at Best Buy, rising to the rank of director of international merchandising, and spent four years at Ace Hardware Corporation, initially as the director of global merchandising in Chicago, and ultimately as the general manager for Asia.

Reed Exhibitions Greater China is scheduled to hold a series of major activities, including the Health Industry Summit, one of the world's largest integrated health industry events, and Shanghai Comic Convention.