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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
News & Analysis
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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....
Integrating BPM and ERM: Reengineering Corporate DNA to Boost Performance
BNET
- 2005-11-01
Business performance management and enterprise risk management are both on many management teams' radars. Combining them into a unified performance management framework provides great insights into the organization's future prospects. The integration of a view of business risk into a company's overall Business Performance Management BPM strategy is absolutely critical.
Is BPM Performing?: Surveys Highlight the Market's Needs
BNET
- 2005-06-01
Most users are not very satisfied with their performance management software. Vendors need to improve customer service, and buyers need to minimize the number of systems they're running. The performance management software marketplace is a rough-and-tumble world. But over the next few years, as Business Performance Management BPM moves into...
People Performance Management: The Science That Supports Soft Metrics
BNET
- 2005-06-01
The relentless pressure to cut costs by boosting operating efficiency leads management teams almost invariably to view people as a fixed cost to be minimized. The more labor they can remove from the price of a product or service, the more competitive the product or service will be in the...
The One-Two Performance Punch
BNET
- 2005-02-01
Business performance management software is a fearless whistle-blower. It can quickly and accurately identify the organization's most critical performance weaknesses and uncover opportunities for improvement in areas where one never thought to look. But it's not an all-purpose tool. For example, it can't show how to fix performance shortfalls. For...
Upfront: Connecting the Employee-Performance Dots
BNET
- 2004-11-01
As companies make inroads in the development of business performance metrics that further corporate goals, managers continue to struggle to find ways of aligning employee performance with those objectives. This article depicts about a study which shows that most employees and managers understand the concept of performance management, yet they...
Upfront: Employee Performance Stagnates
BNET
- 2004-06-01
If the company has implemented a formal program to boost workforce performance and yet underachievers don't seem to be gaining ground, the problem is probably not a figment of the imagination. This paper talks about a study by Watson Wyatt Worldwide, according to which, although HR initiatives may improve traditional...
Performance Management's Growing Pains
BNET
- 2004-04-01
How would one describe the state of Business Performance Management BPM in the company? Would one say it's in its infancy, adolescence or maturity? This paper, on the basis of a Business Finance survey, shows that in many organizations, performance management remains in its volatile youth. Companies are making clear...
Cascading Corporate Goals: The Missing Link in Creating Performance-Driven Organizations
BNET
- 2004-03-01
Most companies are not ready to become truly performance-driven. Many may lack a culture that tolerates risk, and others fear accountability. Although successful performance management initiatives have many drivers, three primary success factors must be in place for a company to begin the process of becoming performance-driven: Top management must...
The Other BPM: Operational Performance Management
BNET
- 2004-03-01
While in the past the primary motivation for companies to implement Business Performance Management BPM has been the bottom line with priority given to budgeting and planning applications and scorecards, business, finance, and IT decision-makers now are focusing on creating value by more effectively managing their operations and business processes....
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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