Duncan Wood has been Chief Executive Officer of Rapid News Group since 2017. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Packaging Europe Ltd, Interplas Events Ltd, and Chairman of Globus Rapid News Co Ltd. 

Duncan has almost 30 years’ experience in media and event management roles predominantly in business development and leadership. Starting with Miller Freeman (now UBM) in 1996. He then joined Rapid News originally in 1997 as a Sales Manager on Rapid News Magazine. Between 2002-2005 he worked at QMJ Group and then as Sales Manager for a start-up Pure Insight, a provider of professional development solutions to help innovation. In 2005 he returned to Rapid News to take up the role of Director of Sales across the TCT portfolio. He was appointed to the board in 2008, taking the role of Managing Director of the Events Division coinciding with the purchase of Interplas in 2010 and in early 2012 was appointed Chief Operating Officer.

He has driven growth at Rapid News Group through a range of strategies including new product launches, geo-cloning of existing brands, acquisitions and developing innovative partnerships and joint ventures across the globe. He holds a bachelor's degree in Business Studies from the University of Portsmouth and was nominated for the Interplas 75@75 in 2023.