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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 OfficerSharon Rowlands
Number of Employees 703
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NAICS Code : 516110
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Uncorking The Working Capital Elixir
It's impossible to overstate the depth of disruption in today's financial markets - and its severe impact on access to capital. Rising short-term borrowing rates coupled with tightening credit markets have made the quest for cash a modern-day crusade inside most finance departments. Raising capital through alternate means is sending...
NetApp S500 Named 2008 Community Choice Award Winner by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) today announced that the NetApp[R] S500 was named a bronze winner by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro[R] "2008 Community Choice Awards" in the Backup and Recovery Products category. The Windows IT Pro's 2008 Community Choice Awards recognize products that have been selected as the...
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...
Penton Media Launches Marketing Connections 2008; New Event to Highlight Strategic Value of Marketing Integration
Inaugural Conference To Focus on Integration, Innovation and Measurable Results; ComScore, Converse, Google, Microsoft and Starbucks To Share Insights and Best Practices
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...
Penton Media Sites Capture Four "Best of the Web" Awards
NEW YORK -- Penton Media, Inc. today announced that four of its Web sites have been named as winners in the 2008 "Best of the Web" awards competition, conducted by min and min's b2b. In addition, editorial director Cynthia Wisehart was honored as a winner in the "Online Editor" category....
Natural Products Association Announces New Partnership With Penton Media for Annual Trade Show
To: RETAILING EDITORS To: RETAILING EDITORS
Penton's Broadcast Engineering Announces Winners of the 7th Annual Excellence Awards
NEW YORK -- Penton Media's Broadcast Engineering([R]) has announced the winning facilities and runners-up in the magazine's 7th annual Excellence Awards competition. The Excellence Awards recognize innovation, high-quality design and superior construction in new telco, cable, broadcast and production facilities. Winners of the 2008 Excellence Awards will be showcased on...
Haptics Receiving Broad Recognition
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Penton Media Announces Supermarket News Promotions
NEW YORK -- Penton Media, Inc. today announced the appointment of Jerry Rymont as publisher of Supermarket News([R]), the leading information source for the $566 billion U.S. food retailing sector. Rymont previously served as group publisher of Penton's Baking Group, including Modern Baking([R]) and Baking Management([R]). The company also promoted...
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 |
| Richard Mead | Advisor |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| USA Mobility, Inc. | Chairman of The Board | Current |
| Penton Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Muzak LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| ABRY Partners Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cast, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bain & Company | 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 |
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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