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Founded in 1886, Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business professionals every month. Penton's objective is to connect and enhance business communities, helping the customers we serve to grow through our market-leading media products and services. The company's market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 96 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Penton has 30 office locations and employs more than 1,600 editors, publishers, sales representatives, marketers, and other professionals. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors.
Chief Executive Officer
Sharon RowlandsNumber of Employees 703
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NAICS Code : 516110
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Records Management: A Sleeping Giant
Not long ago, most CFOs regarded records management as a minor administrative function, and not one that finance should particularly be concerned about. Finance executives were usually content to let company records gather dust. These days, though, CFOs are brushing the cobwebs off their organization's records systems and taking a...
Leadership Q&A: A Focus on Strategy
To help set a company's vision and growth objectives, CFOs need to have the right team in place. What are the major challenges for a CFO at an organization that is undergoing rapid growth in any business environment? This paper provides some experiences from financial leaders overseeing a finance organization...
Sarbanes Fatigue Strikes the Boardroom
Boards of directors are overwhelmed by Sarbanes-Oxley. They're exhausted from information overload and concerned that Section 404 minutia is biting into their capacity for strategic oversight. The article depicts that directors are suffering from Sarbanes fatigue, an affliction that demands a regimen from the Chief Financial Officer CFO. Leading CFOs...
CFOs and the Board of Directors: Is Finance Doing All It Can to Improve Oversight?
Corporate directors have assumed greater liability, responsibility and influence in the post-Sarbanes-Oxley world, and their changing role is affecting their relationships with Chief Financial Officers CFOs. Finance executives now must dedicate more time and effort to educating directors about corporate risks and financial reporting challenges. Many organizations are finding that...
The Technology Transformation
Technology has helped elevate the role of Chief Financial Officer CFO. It has given finance managers the means to become more metric-oriented than debit/credit oriented, to gain a big-picture view of the company's direction and even to take a bigger responsibility in running the business. This article points out that...
In the Regulatory Environment, Everything Old Is New Again
Despite the uncertainty surrounding the Security and Exchange Commission's SEC imminent enforcement of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, most corporate finance departments have executed their compliance efforts with quiet efficiency. Thousands of hours have been logged, higher-than-anticipated internal compliance costs have been absorbed and much-larger-than-usual audit fees have been negotiated with minimal...
Upfront: Up With BPM, Down With the Balance Sheet
This paper depicts about a survey by IBM Business Consulting Services, according to which as the Chief Financial Officer CFO evolves from a financial cop to a strategic business adviser, Business Performance Management BPM and shareholder value are gaining precedence over managing the balance sheet on finance execs' agendas. But...
Upfront: CFOs' Concerns About Sarbanes-Oxley Quantified
It's not news that Chief Financial Officers CFOs of public companies are worried about complying with Sarbanes-Oxley's executive certification and internal control requirements. This paper talks about a survey by Protiviti Inc., which reveals that more than one in three CFOs said those two challenges are the most daunting aspects...
Deflation Busters.
Some economists have predicted that deflationary times lie ahead, and nearly every industry is vulnerable. But CFOs in companies already hard hit by falling prices are proving that price drop can be a catalyst for innovation. This article provides view on how they are fighting back. CFOs in industries for...
Asset-Based Financing Gains Ground
It has been observed that CFOs in search of working capital are borrowing on assets and discovering that doing so can offer more flexibility than bank financing. The prolonged economic downturn has had a chilling effect on many companies' lending relationships. Banks that have been burned by corporate customers are...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Sharon Rowlands | Chief Executive Officer |
| Preston L. Vice | CFO & Secretary |
| Darrell Denny | Executive Vice President |
| Eric Shanfelt | Senior Vice President, eMedia Strategy & Development |
| Colleen Zelina | Vice President, HR & Organizational Development |
| Mary E. Abood | Vice President, Corp Communications |
| Kim Paulsen | Group Publisher |
| Teri Mollison | Group Publisher |
| David Blansfield | Director |
| James Ogle | Corp Director, Finance |
| Jane Cooper | Marketing Director |
| Karen Forster | Group Director, Editorial, Windows |
| Michael Horgan | Director, Penton Custom Media |
| Rick Seibt | Director, Product |
| Sarah Berger | Director, Marketing |
| Bethany Weaver | Manager, Corp Communications |
| Dov Schechter | Marketing Manager |
| Jacquie Niemiec | Sales Manager, eMedia |
| Jennifer Daugherty | Manager, Communications |
| John Zernick | Product Manager, eMedia |
| Mike Waters | Manager |
| Marcy Kalat | |
| Richard Mead | Advisor |
| Ted Mathews | |
| Janine Milne | Managing Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul A Marcus | Chairman |
| Adrian Kingshott | Board of Directors |
| David B. Nussbaum | Board of Directors |
| David Powers | Board of Directors |
| Hannah C. Craven | Board of Directors |
| Harlan A. Levy | Board of Directors |
| King Harris | Vice Chairman |
| Peni A. Garber | Board of Directors |
| Perry A. Sook | Board of Directors |
| R. Douglas Greene | Board of Directors |
| Royce Yudkoff | Board of Directors |
| Vincent D. Kelly | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Thomson Corporation | President & Chief Executive Officer, Financial | Former |
| Thomson Financial | President & CEO | Former |
| Thomson Financial | President & Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Thomson Financial | Managing Director, Thomson Financial Database Group in Europe | Former |
| Newcastle University | Bachelor of Arts Honors Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | CFO & Secretary | Current |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Senior Vice President, eMedia Strategy & Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Vice President, HR & Organizational Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Vice President, Corp Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Group Publisher | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Group Publisher | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Director | Current |
| InternetWorld.com | Publisher | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Corp Director, Finance | Current |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Corp Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Marketing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Group Director, Editorial, Windows | Current |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Group Director, Editorial, Windows | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Director, Penton Custom Media | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Director, Product | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Director, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Manager, Corp Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Marketing Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Sales Manager, eMedia | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Manager, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Product Manager, eMedia | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Manager | Current |
| InternetWorld.com | Manager, E, Media | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Solutions, Inc. | Vice President of Sales | Current |
| Fire Incorporated | Current | |
| Cargill Steel | Current | |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Current | |
| Indiana University | Bachelor of Science In Business | Former |
| Kelley School of Business Bloomington | Bachelor of Science In Business | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| JEGI Capital | Managing Director | Current |
| Siso | Managing Director, Jordan Edmiston Group | Current |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Advisor | Current |
| VNU, Inc. | Advisor | Current |
| Warburg Pincus, LLC | Advisor | Current |
| PRIMEDIA Inc. | Advisor | Current |
| Black's Guide | chief executive officer | Former |
| Black's Guide | president | Former |
| KPMG International | international M&A partner | Former |
| Ernst & Young | international M&A partner | Former |
| University of Warwick | Master of Science in Management Science and Operational Research | Former |
| University of Bristol | BA Honors in Economics and Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Waste News | Manager, Promo | Current |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Current | |
| Advanstar Communications Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Managing Editor | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Huron Consulting Group Inc. | Director | Current |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Shawmut Bank | Vice President | Former |
| The Michel-Shaked Group | Senior Expert | Former |
| Shell Oil Company | Former | |
| MarchFIRST | Former | |
| University of Chicago | Master of Business Administration | Former |
| Tufts University | Bachelor of Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | managing director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BPA Worldwide | Board of Directors | Current |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| BPA Worldwide | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cahill Gordon & Reindel Llp | associate | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABRY Partners Inc. | Partner | Current |
| Dolan Media Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Commonwealth Business Media, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | NA | Former |
| Bryant College | graduate | Former |
Perry A. Sook formed our predecessor in 1996. Since our inception, Mr. Sook has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a Director. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Sook was a principal of Superior Communications Group, Inc. Mr. Sook currently serves as a director of the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters, the Television Bureau of Advertising and the Ohio University Foundation.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. | President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABRY Partners Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| ABRY Partners Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cast, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| USA Mobility, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Muzak LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bain & Company | partner | Former |
| ABRY Partners Inc. | Owner | Former |
| Metrocall, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Dartmouth College | honors graduate | Former |
| Harvard Business School | graduated as a Baker Scholar | Former |
Vincent D. Kelly, age 49, became a director, President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company inNovember 2004 when USA Mobility was formed through the merger of Metrocall and Arch. Prior to the merger ofMetrocall and Arch, Mr. Kelly was President and CEO of Metrocall since February 2003. Prior to this appointment,he had also served at various times as the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Executive VicePresident of Metrocall. He served as the Treasurer of Metrocall from August 1995 to February 2003, and served as adirector of Metrocall from 1990 to 1996 and from May 2003 to November 2004. Mr. Kelly also serves as thePresident, CEO and director for all of the Company’s subsidiaries, except for GTES, LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, for which Mr. Kelly is only a director.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| USA Mobility, Inc. | Director, President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| USA Mobility, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Metrocall, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Metrocall, Inc. | President | Former |
| Metrocall, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Metrocall, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Metrocall, Inc. | Executive Officer | Former |
| Metrocall, Inc. | Director | Former |
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