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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
Peer Companies
NAICS Code : 516110
Recent Events
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The Affiliated Computer Deal and Deason's Payout
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Closer Look at A.C.S. Deal and Deason's Payout
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Penton Media revamps Web site to focus on its people
News & Analysis
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Clymer Introduces Its New Honda VTX1800 Series 2002-2008 Manual
NEW YORK -- Penton Media's Clymer([R]), publisher of the leading family of do-it-yourself repair manuals, today announced the addition of its all-new Honda VTX1800 2002-2008 Manual to its extensive line of repair manuals. The manual covers all aspects of Honda's popular VTX1800 lineup and includes the following chapters: general...
New Lead Management System Launched by Texterity
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- Texterity, Inc. (www.texterity.com), the leading provider of business-to-business digital publishing solutions, announces the Lead Management System LMS designed to acquire, track, and evaluate leads using existing whitepapers and corporate documents. Featuring a "plug and play" branded library, strong filtering system, and versatile control panel for campaign...
While Penton Media Acquires NPIcenter, Five Other Media Companies Respond to the SEC, Sign Representation Agreements, File Taxes and Present at Trade Conferences.
M2 PRESSWIRE-2 October 2006-Stockguru.com: While Penton Media Acquires NPIcenter, Five Other Media Companies Respond to the SEC, Sign Representation Agreements, File Taxes and Present at Trade ConferencesC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02102006 Dallas, Texas - StockGuru Pre-Market Updates for Monday include ...
B-to-b media companies moving in hot M&A market.(business to business, mergers and acquisitions)
Byline: SEAN CALLAHAN How strong is the mergers and acquisitions market in b-to-b media? It's attractive enough that two companies which have had very public struggles since 2000 have put themselves on the market: Ziff Davis Media, publisher of PC Magazine, and...
The Route to the Right Treasury Technology
The article highlights that treasurers are back in the market for technology, but their investments are being driven by compliance requirements and a need to cut costs. The latest tools are changing the face of treasury operations and propelling executives into high-profile roles. The treasury systems offer enhanced connectivity to...
Is Your Brand Consistent?
It's no fluke that the most successful B2B brands are the most consistent within all their communications. Yes, yes - it takes great product or customer service or innovation or [fill in the blank] to give the brand meaning. That combined with excellence in communications drives the meaning home. But...
Treasury Technology Catches Up With the Hype
Like everyone else in business, corporate treasurers have become deeply and undeniably dependent on the Internet. However, most of them rely on it only for select functions such as cash management, the exchange of information with financial service providers and activities with low operational risk. The Web hasn't had as...
Ralph Drybrough, CEO, MeritDirect; Direct & Database.(Special Report: Who's Who in BtoB)
Byline: Carol Krol Four-year-old list manager MeritDirect has been on a new-business tear in the past year, netting more than a half-dozen additional b-to-b clients, including Penton Media and Advanstar Communications. CEO Ralph Drybrough had vowed to establish the company as a...
Philantrophy Is Good Business
The rich and poor divide will always remain in the world. However, companies can at least make an effort to minimize the difference and bring a smile on face of poor people. Hence, various non-profit organizations are beginning to use the Internet based supply-chain solution to make sure that basic...
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...
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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