UBM also formally confirms the appointment of Mike Coffey as RISI 's Chief Executive Officer . Mike joined RISI as Chief Information Officer in April 2007 and has more recently served as the business 's Chief Operating Officer . Mike brings an unwavering customer focus to RISI and a commitment to expanding RISI 's portfolio to ensure it has the highest quality content , data , and marketing services products in the forest products sector . Mike succeeds John Day who was appointed to the post of Chief Executive Officer of UBM Global Trade in May 2009 .