LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 2, 2026--
NEP Group, the leading global media services and live events solutions provider for content producers worldwide, has announced leadership changes for its global live events company, Creative Technology Group.
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In recognition of Creative Technology’s 40 th anniversary and future growth, Creative Technology founder and CEO, Graham Andrews, has decided to step away from day-to-day leadership of the business at the end of 2026. He will transition his responsibilities to industry executive Tom See, who joins Creative Technology Group as President on September 14.
See will assume leadership of the global Creative Technology business on January 1, 2027.
See brings significant experience from the live events industry, most recently serving as Chief Strategy Officer for Live Nation International Venues, a division of Live Nation Entertainment. Previously, he was President of Live Nation Venues, where he led its hospitality division with a scale of operation involving more than 120 venues, 15,000 events reaching more than 25 million fans each year and backed by more than 30,000 employees. From 2015 to 2021, See served as President of Live Nations Amphitheaters overseeing facilities, operations, marketing and more for over 50 ampitheaters.
See said, “I have tremendous respect for Graham and the legacy he’s built at Creative Technology. What he and the team have created is incredibly special—a company with world-class capabilities, deep client relationships and a culture built around delivering at the highest level. I’m grateful for the opportunity to build on that foundation and excited about what we can accomplish together in the next chapter of CT’s growth.”
Also effective January 1, 2027, Andrews will join the NEP Group Board as a non-executive director.
“Graham is an entrepreneur at heart with keen insight into what customers want, so it’s no surprise that Creative Technology is now celebrating an incredible milestone year—an amazing achievement,” said NEP Group CEO Martin Stewart. “I’m grateful for Graham’s leadership and the legacy he leaves. I couldn’t be more pleased that we’ll continue to benefit from his perspective as a Board member next year.”
Andrews stated, “When I founded Creative Technology 40 years ago, I wasn’t sure where it would take me—but I always knew that, if we were successful, it would be important to develop leaders who, at the right moment, could take our company to the next level. This is that moment, for me personally and for CT.”
“I’ve been honoured to serve the organization and our people,” he said. “I’m grateful to our CT employees who have demonstrated their commitment, resilience, and loyalty since the day we started. It’s who we are as a company—and I’m confident they will continue to flourish and develop under Tom’s leadership.”
Creative Technology Group will formally celebrate its 40 th anniversary on September 23, 2026. To learn more about Creative Technology’s video, audio, lighting & networking solutions for live sport, entertainment, corporate events and more, visit ct-group.com.
About NEP and Creative Technology
Celebrating 40 years, NEP Group and its live events division, Creative Technology Group, are the world’s most trusted technology solutions partners for content creators of live sport, entertainment, corporate events and more.
With a global network of experts, cutting-edge technology, and an expansive portfolio of customer-driven, innovative solutions, we empower our customers to tell their stories in breakthrough ways. See how we bring content to life at our websites, nepgroup.com and ct-group.com.
Live events industry executive Tom See joins as President of Creative Technology Group on September 14, 2026. He will assume global responsibility for the business effective January 1, 2027.
In recognition of Creative Technology’s 40th anniversary and future growth, founder and CEO Graham Andrews has decided to step away from day-to-day leadership of the business at the end of 2026. He will join the NEP Board of Directors as a non-executive director beginning January 1, 2027.
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, officials said Wednesday, as families of locals still unaccounted for after last week's catastrophic floods held symbolic funerals for their loved ones.
Nepal’s Foreign Ministry said 324 foreign nationals have been rescued, while another 590 from 39 countries remain missing following the Aug. 26 floods that killed at least 1,118 people and left more than 3,900 missing.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday that the number of Australians missing in the disaster had fallen from 43 to 38 after five were confirmed safe overnight.
“Amidst all of this tragedy, we are seeing some positive news. Today, another five Australians have been confirmed safe,” Albanese told reporters in Palau, where he is attending a regional summit.
“We hope, of course, for positive news further, and we’re doing everything we can to work with authorities,” Albanese added.
Sunil Sharma, a spokesperson for the Nepal Tourism Board, said at least five other tourists who were previously reported missing had contacted authorities by email or telephone in recent days.
It is thought the disaster happened when a glacial collapse in the Himalayas sent rock, ice and meltwater into valleys below, triggering powerful floods downstream. The surge entered rivers flowing through Tibet and Nepal, causing them to rise rapidly. Floodwaters swept away homes, buildings, roads and bridges, carrying mud and rocks downstream.
Some families in Nuwakot, one of Nepal's worst-affected districts, have held symbolic funerals for relatives still missing, hoping to free their souls after they were presumed dead.
In Hindu tradition, cremation is an important final rite, and for some families, performing the ceremony even without the bodies of their loved ones provides a sense of spiritual release.
Mukunda Rijal said his cousins and their daughters had not been found, prompting the family to perform a symbolic funeral for them.
Along the banks of the Trishuli River, a priest placed straw effigies representing the missing family members and covered them with small piles of wood before setting them alight. The symbolic funeral pyres were surrounded by offerings to Hindu deities as relatives gathered to perform the final rites.
Authorities in Nepal have also been burying recovered bodies in temporary graves until they can be identified. They are preserving DNA samples, photographing distinguishing facial features and recording other identifying details to help match the remains with missing people and eventually return them to their families.
On the Chinese side, rescue crews completed a makeshift road to the disaster site at Gyirong Port on the Nepal border, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Wednesday.
Crews have been clearing access for heavy machinery to be used in the search at the border crossing complex, which was washed away by the floods. The road leading to the crossing was destroyed and buried under water, mud and rocks.
China has officially reported 16 deaths and 546 people missing as of Sunday.
Some flood survivors are fleeing the devastation to seek shelter in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.
Around 400 survivors, mostly from the town of Timure, about 110 kilometers (65 miles) west of Kathmandu, have been staying at the Yellow Gumba monastery. The shelter is being organized by locals and relatives, with relief supplies donated by individuals and charity organizations.
Riya Tamang, 21, who fled with her 10-month-old baby as the floodwaters approached, is among those taking shelter at the monastery. She lost her grandparents in the disaster.
“I was the last one to leave the house. It was so difficult to escape,” she said.
Her husband, who works as a cook in Gyirong town on the Chinese side of the border, also survived, and the couple now stays in touch through video calls.
Associated Press journalists Yasin Dar in Nuwakot, Nepal, Rod McGuirk in Melbourne and Huizhong Wu in Bangkok contributed to this report.
A resident salvages usable material from his house damaged by flash flooding at 1 Number Pul, in Nepal's Nuwakot district, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
A Nepalese military officer counts bodies recovered in the aftermath of flash floods in Nepal's Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Rescuers inspect a residential building damaged in the aftermath of the flash floods in Nepal's Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Nepal's army personnel carry a victim from the flash floods in a body bag at a helipad in an army camp in Nuwakot district, Nepal, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Nepal police personnel prepare the bodies of flash flood victims for a mass burial in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
