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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.
Board of Directors
Royce YudkoffNumber of Employees 703
Peer Companies
NAICS Code : 516110
Recent Events
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The Affiliated Computer Deal and Deason's Payout
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Penton Media revamps Web site to focus on its people
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New owner aim to revive defunct media properties
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Penton Media Unveils Redesigned GovPro.com
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Rowlands succeeds French as Penton CEO
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Kropp joins Penton custom media
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Penton Media names Kropp VP-customer data solutions
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Sharon Rowlands, Former Thomson Financial CEO, Named CEO of Penton Media
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Penton's New Equipment Digest and Machine Design to Host Online Manufacturing WebExpo and Conference March...
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Nussbaum to leave Penton
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Prism plans to acquire Penton
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Economic & Business Focus: Rethinking International Assignments
BNET
- 2003-10-01
Lower budgets and higher risks generate new policies and methods to reduce travel abroad. The economic downturn, rising political tensions worldwide and the ongoing threat of terrorism have forced companies to rethink their approach to stationing employees abroad and sending executives to the far reaches of the globe for business...
Operational Risk Management: A New Performance Management Imperative
BNET
- 2003-06-01
By balancing common Business Performance Management BPM metrics with indicators of operational risk, managers can gain insight into potential problems while there's still time to prevent financial losses. Investors, regulators, and managers are all seeking greater insight into both the positive and the negative impact of risk on a business's...
The New Financial Order: Risk In The 21st Century
BNET
- 2003-04-22
In this webcast the risk involved in the new financial order in the 21st century is talked about. The recent technological advances and the democratization of finance, economic risks are larger, ideas for a new financial order and the new financial order as a continuation of historical trends are the...
Global Risk Management On High Alert.
BNET
- 2003-04-01
The article is about the risk management. It discusses about the General Electric Co. that provides different strategies to avoid risk occurrences. Heightened risks in every corner of the business landscape are being met by methods that protect primary pain points. Two of GE's four strategic imperatives deal with...
Tax-Advantaged Investing
BNET
- 2003-01-01
There's a large, safe, efficient market in tax-advantaged securities for corporate investors. So why don't more companies pursue opportunities that yield the highest return on their cash? Here's what you need to know about the risks and rewards. This article includes tax-advantaged investing.
Higher Premiums And Readily Available Coverage
BNET
- 2003-01-01
insurance companies are opting for carve-outs and the benefits and drawbacks of carve outs within the framework of carefully defined risk management priorities. It also gives an insight on when and how to use the carve out tool.
Planting the Seeds of Competitive Advantage
BNET
- 2003-01-01
A recession and global uncertainty have forced companies to look inward as they head into 2002. Issue discussed in the article is that finance executives are leading this organizational self-analysis by revisiting strategic plans, expanding cost controls, examining risk management activities and strengthening internal communication. Read and find more analysis...
Brave New Business Risks
BNET
- 2003-01-01
Business at the speed of thought is creating new business risks almost that quickly. Article bewares that financial executives must be alert to changes in business practices and operations that, in turn, are changing the risk profiles of their own companies. It informs that insurance companies are more willing to...
Bridging the Fx Tool Gap
BNET
- 2002-10-01
Competitive pressures are convincing increasing numbers of U.S. businesses to sell abroad in local currencies and take on the operational headaches and financial risks that come with foreign currency collections. This article provides an insight into the tools that can make this process either relatively simple or quite sophisticated, and...
Risk Management- Risky Business Overseas
BNET
- 2000-10-01
The article explains the aspects of risk management, which is a risky business overseas. Companies can begin addressing the financial risk issue at a venture's outset by carefully evaluating opportunities and not pursuing those that do not offer enough profit potential to outweigh the inherent risks. The more complex the...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Richard Mead | Advisor |
| Sharon Rowlands | Chief Executive Officer |
| 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 | |
| Ted Mathews | |
| Janine Milne | Managing Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Royce Yudkoff | Board of Directors |
| David B. Nussbaum | Board of Directors |
| Perry A. Sook | Board of Directors |
| Preston L. Vice | Board of Directors |
| Paul A Marcus | Chairman |
| Adrian Kingshott | 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 |
| R. Douglas Greene | Board of Directors |
| Vincent D. Kelly | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABRY Partners Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| ABRY Partners Inc. | President | Former |
| Muzak LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| ABRY Partners Inc. | co-founder | Former |
| ABRY Partners Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cast, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| USA Mobility, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bain & Company | partner | Former |
| ABRY Partners Inc. | Managing Partner | Former |
| ABRY Partners Inc. | Owner | Former |
| Metrocall, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Harvard Business School | graduated as a Baker Scholar | Former |
| Dartmouth College | honors graduate | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BPA Worldwide | Board of Directors | Current |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| BPA Worldwide | Director | 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. | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ABRY Partners Inc. | Officer | Former |
| Bryant College | graduate | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penton Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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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