BtoB Media Business - November 2007 - (Page 24) WHO’S WHO Jim Spanfeller What: President-CEO Where: Forbes.com Why: As chairman of the b-to-b publishers and the information industry worldwide. In May, Stratigos was named a member of American Business Media’s 2007-2008 board. Kathleen Thomas What: Managing director Where: Berkery, Noyes Interactive Advertising Bureau, Spanfeller has led initiatives to create industry standards for Web measurement. At Forbes.com, he oversaw the acquisition of Investopedia.com, which covers investor education, and spearheaded the rollout of special online features Org Chart Wiki and Widgets. NEWSMAKER David Straus What: Partner Where: Thompson & Co. Why: Thomas represented BNP Media in Coburn Why: Straus, ABM’s Washington counsel, its recent acquisition of Ascend Media’s Professional Services Division. She also represented Fawcette Technical Publications & Conferences in its sale to 1105 Media late last year. was honored at the group’s spring meeting with a Thomas W. Tully Award, which Tony Uphoff What: President-Business Technology Group Where: CMP Why: Uphoff has worked to expand the BTG unit’s live events, with Interop shows planned for 2008 in Berlin, Moscow and São Paulo. He’s also growing CMP’s online presence organically. Recent launches include Contentinople.com, focusing on emerging digital content, and bMighty.com, an online resource designed to reach the everelusive small-business sector. John S. Suhler What: Founding general partner-president Where: Veronis Suhler Stevenson Top achievements of 2007: Suhler points to the private eq- uity company’s $1.1 billion acquisition of Advanstar Communications in March, the largest transaction in the company’s history. “The way we make money is by finding appropriate add-on acquisitions,” he said. “By the time we sold Hanley Wood (in 2005), we had added 27 add-on acquisitions. “[Advanstar CEO] Joe Loggia and his team and our team are already evaluating about a half-dozen acquisition opportunities.” Top priorities for 2008: “I’d like to find a b-to-b media opportunity in Europe,” Suhler said, adding he’d like to land a deal in the vein of VSS’ minority investment in London-based Schofield Media Group, which publishes 26 b-to-b magazines in the U.S. and U.K. “B-to-b media acquisitions will remain a core part of our business, as they have been since we started in the mid-1980s,” Suhler said. —M.S. recognizes “pivotal officials for outstanding government service to the business information industry.” He remains at the forefront when it comes to postal issues. William C. Vance What: Chairman-CEO Where: Vance Publishing Why: Vance oversaw a Bradford Stauffer What: President Where: Western Publications Association Why: Stauffer is in the second year of a two-year term as president of WPA. He’s spent the last year reaching out to more publishers across Arizona, California and Nevada via quarterly publishers’ breakfast meetings, and has also beefed up continuing education workshops at the annual WPA Two-Day Publishing Conference. Arthur Sulzberger Jr. What: Chairmanpublisher Where: New York Times Co. Why: Sulzberger has taken the lead in moving the “paper of record” into the digital age. In September, NYTimes.com scrapped its paid content model and started to offer TimesSelect for free. NYTimes.com is the No. 1 newspaper site in the U.S, according to Nielsen//Net Ratings. major restructuring of the company late last year that included bringing in an e-product manager and Web editor to focus exclusively on growing the publisher’s Web presence. This year the company introduced new Web sites, including tradepost.com, which targets executives who swap agricultural commodities. Peggy Walker What: President-COO Where: Vance Publishing Why: Walker, who runs Anthea Stratigos What: CEO Where: Outsell Inc. Why: Stratigos oversaw the full integration of newly acquired EPS into Outsell, enabling the media research company to provide global coverage to Vance’s day-to-day operations, was named the 2007 McAllister Top Management Fellow by American Business Media. She was also the first woman to be named to ABM’s executive committee when she was elected this spring as treasurer for 2007-2008. 24 | Media Business | November 2007 | mediabusinessonline.com http://Forbes.com http://NYTimes.com http://NYTimes.com http://mediabusinessonline.com
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