BtoB Media Business - November 2007 - (Page 20) WHO’S WHO NEWSMAKER Tom Kemp What: Managing director Where: Veronis Suhler William L. Pollak What: CEO Where: ALM Top achievements of 2007: After a decade of ownership Stevenson Why: Kemp, former by U.S. Equity Partners, ALM was acquired in August by Incisive Media, a London-based b-to-b publishing company, for $630 million. Pollak called the deal positive on all fronts: ALM’s previous investors were happy with the sale price. ALM now has a platform for international expansion. Incisive can use ALM as a launching pad for further acquisitions in North America. And the morale at ALM has been reenergized by its new owner. Top priorities for 2008: Pollak’s first priority is to move ALM’s online strategy “from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0,” he said. “Our legal and commercial real estate audiences have been laggards on the Internet. Now, we are ready, and they are ready.” Pollak’s second priority is “to piggyback on Incisive’s infrastructure in London and Hong Kong to expand in Asia.” —M.G. chairman-CEO of Penton Media, is VSS’ in-house expert on b-to-b media. He sits on the board of VSS-owned Access Intelligence and participated in Access’ acquisition of TradeFair Group, which publishes POWER and produces several trade shows. Jeff Lapin What: President Where: Farm Progress Corp. Why: Lapin oversees a Peter Hoyt What: President Where: HoytPublishingCo. Why: In addition to over- seeing a suite of b-to-b media products focusing on “point of purchase” markets, Hoyt is executive director of the In-Store Marketing Institute, which now has 3,000 members from the retail, manufacturing and advertising sectors. Membership includes access to a Web site that features a library of about 20,000 images of point-of-purchase and other retail displays. Hoyt calls the institute “an answer to the limitations of print.” the fourth-generation of this family-run b-to-b media company. It produces several b-to-b trade shows, including AccessoriesTheShow, the largest and longest-running accessories show. It also publishes four trade magazines, including MR, the world’s largest menswear trade magazine. portfolio of 22 magazines, a network of Web sites, farm shows and a comprehensive marketing database of more than 2 million names of farmers and ranchers. The company’s Special Publications Group offers publishing and marketing services for commodity groups and grower organizations. Wilma Jordan What: CEO Where: Jordan, Edmiston Daniel Lagani What: President Where: Fairchild Fashion Gordon Hughes II What: President-CEO Where: American Business Media Why: Hughes, well into his second decade Group Inc. Why: Jordan oversees every transaction her media investment bank handles. So far this year, the company has completed 20 deals valued at more than $1 billion. Jordan deals with the industry’s most significant strategic players, including Dow Jones & Co., Nielsen Business Media and Penton Media. Group Why: Lagani was promoted to president of the Fairchild Fashion Group from VP-publisher of the Condé Nast Bridal Group in September 2006. He oversees DNR, Footwear News, WWD, WWD.com, Fairchild Books, Fairchild Classified and Fairchild Summits. He’s ramped up WWD.com in the last year so the site could take better advantage of the semiannual Fashion Week in New York. at the helm of ABM, continues to push a 360-degree marketing mantra for his members of “in person, in print and online.” Under his leadership, ABM has boosted its membership to an all-time high and continues to attract pure-play Internet companies. It has also revamped its Web site to include more videos. Norman Kamikow What: Presidenteditor in chief Where: MediaTec Michael J. Lavery What: Presidentmanaging director Where: Audit Bureau of Britton Jones What: President-CEO Where: Business Journals Why: Jones represents Publishing Why: Kamikow continues to improve his company’s Web sites and enhance search capabilities for such brands as Chief Learning Officer and Talent Management. MediaTec produces the CLO Symposium conference series on corporate learning best practices. Circulations Why: Lavery has been working closely with his constituents on how to better report multimedia reach, as opposed to just print circulation. ABC recently introduced a “highlight box” for its “Consolidated Media Report” that aggregates in one section a business publication’s circulation pass-along receiverships and Web traffic. 20 | Media Business | November 2007 | mediabusinessonline.com WWD.com mediabusinessonline.com
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