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Penton Media Inc.

(PTON) is in the Media Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$192.8M

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

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 Rowlands

Number of Employees 703

Contact Information

249 West 17th Street

New York 10011

www.penton.com

(212) 204-4200

Peer Companies

NAICS Code : 516110

Recent Events

The Affiliated Computer Deal and Deason's Payout

10/26/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Closer Look at A.C.S. Deal and Deason's Payout

10/26/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Penton Media revamps Web site to focus on its people

7/29/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

management and penton media inc. - All News and Analysis

10 Tips For Starting Your Own IT Business

BNET - 2009-08-06

When you crunch the numbers, starting your own business sounds like a losing venture. You have to invest a lot, with no guarantee of getting it back. Time spent working often produces no clear return, as opposed to standard jobs which pay you for the hour or week regardless of...

Tags: Information Technology, Penton Media Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management
Thought Leadership: Aligning Operations With Your Brand

BNET - 2006-06-26

A person does not have to advertise and promote so hard if his or her product, service, or operation is a well oiled machine. The person should utilize marketing to create and implement a cohesive and measurable plan, and to help find what makes the organization striking. The person should...

Tags: Brand, Penton Media Inc., Person, Leadership, Branding, Marketing Research, Management, Marketing
Strategy Is Overrated: Companies Need to Be Themselves

BNET - 2006-05-16

Most companies don't stand out in the marketplace "Sea of sameness." And because they don't stand out, they are not connecting with potential customers. These weak brands strain resources and give the feeling of working harder for less. The main reason most companies don't stand out is because they don't...

Tags: Penton Media Inc., Branding, Strategy, Marketing, Management
The Best of BPM: Visionaries Set the Tone for the Future of Performance Management

BNET - 2006-05-01

By evaluating Vision Awards entrants over the past 10 years, the author has had the pleasure of seeing BPM systems and processes demonstrably improve the management of a wide variety of organizations. The winners have established leading approaches to performance management that many other businesses have been inspired to follow....

Tags: Performance, BPM, Penton Media Inc., Business Process Automation, Performance Management, Operational Planning, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Enterprise Software, It Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Software, Data Management, Management
Continuous Auditing Is Here to Stay

BNET - 2006-03-01

Continuous auditing's surprisingly long gestational period is nearing a conclusion. For software vendors, academics, consultants and a handful of practitioners at early-adopter companies, the primary question is: Why has it taken so long for corporations to embrace it? The delay can't be justified by claims of high cost. A $200,000...

Tags: Software, Auditing, Penton Media Inc., Tools & Techniques, Management

Slowing Momentum: Why BPM Isn't Keeping Pace With Its Potential

BNET - 2006-02-01

The promise of business performance management processes and technology is strategic, but many implementers achieve only tactical, incremental improvements. This paper presents why - and what can be done about it. This vision of strategic BPM portrays managers in complex organizations behaving in an entrepreneurial fashion while, paradoxically, enhancing the...

Tags: BPM, Penton Media Inc., Business Process Automation, Operational Planning, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Enterprise Software, It Operations, Business Operations, Management, Software
Upfront: U.S. Companies Bullish on Global Sales

BNET - 2005-12-01

Many companies see globalization as both an opportunity and a threat, and wisely so. While new markets provide the opportunity to grow the top line, they are also producing bold new competitors. In this environment, the lack of a global operations strategy that provides effective sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, and service...

Tags: U.S. Company, Penton Media Inc., Globalization, Purchasing & Procurement, Sales Strategy, Strategy, Manufacturing, Management, Business Operations, Sales
Leadership Q&A: Toppling the Fiefdoms

BNET - 2005-11-01

How can finance leaders break up the information silos that block their company's performance? What is meant by a "Fiefdom," and how serious is the problem that word describes? This article presents a conversation; between the Business Finance Editor John Cummings and Robert J. Herbold, author of "The Fiefdom Syndrome:...

Tags: Penton Media Inc., Leadership, Performance Management, Financial Accounting, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance
Leadership Q&A: A Focus on Strategy

BNET - 2005-08-01

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...

Tags: Strategy, Penton Media Inc., CFO, Financial Accounting, Leadership, Finance, Management
Best of Breed Strengthens Its Hold

BNET - 2005-07-01

As best-of-breed players are gearing up to focus more earnestly on industry-specific expertise, the move toward verticalization is taking center stage, with more vendors touting their industry-specific capabilities. Functionality that helps customers meet global business challenges, such as handling currency and exchange rates and setting up operations in diverse locations,...

Tags: Penton Media Inc., Free Trade, Leadership, Strategy, Finance, Management

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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