BtoB Media Business - November 2007 - (Page 25) Greg Watt What: President-CEO Where: Watt Publishing Why: Watt, chairman of NEWSMAKER Neal Vitale What: President-CEO Where: 1105 Media Top achievements of 2007: Formed in April 2006, 1105 American Business Media’s smaller publishers advisory committee, took the reins of Watt Publishing in January after his father, Jim, retired. The company recently upgraded its Web site to include more content focused on the entire poultry supply chain. It also introduced a digital version of WATT PoultryUSA. Andrew Weber What: President-CEO Where: Farm Journal Media Why: Weber runs one of the oldest b-to-b Media established its foundation by purchasing 101communications, Stevens Publishing and Post Newsweek Tech Media before the end of the year. Since January, it has expanded its portfolio to include Fawcette Technical Publications; Contingency Planning & Management Group; Florida Educational Technology Corp.; Web-based Education Plaza; the GovSec, U.S. Law and READY conference and exhibition series; and Federal Employees News Digest—with the final three acquisitions announced last month. “We’ve broadened and deepened our reach in our key markets with these acquisitions, and we’ve expanded our breadth in the events, online and paid information businesses,” Vitale said. “We’ve also made progress integrating these businesses and bringing disparate parts together.” Top priorities for 2008: “We will continue to diversify our revenue streams beyond print and online with events and business information,” Vitale said. “We also want to get into the research business, but we haven’t found a substantive entry point yet. And we will continue our active internal development.” —M.G. media companies—its flagship magazine, Farm Journal, dates back to 1877. But Farm Journal Media is also one of the most forward-thinking companies and in March announced a significant expansion of its senior management staff for Internet division AgWeb. Guy Wendler What: Chairman Where: Stamats Business Media Why: Stamats offers higher-education Steve Weitzner What: CEO Where: CMP Why: Weitzner oversaw a major reorganization of CMP this year that included the shuttering of several print titles, shrinking the frequency of two other magazines and the elimination of 200 jobs. At the same time, he’s been expanding CMP’s portfolio through acquisition, including buying Semiconductor Insights and How Machines Work Corp. marketing services, including advertising, brand marketing, direct marketing and interactive media. It also targets the meetings and commercial construction markets. Wendler is chairman of American Business Media’s Government Affairs Committee. format in February. That move was followed by a circulation boost in June to 50,000, from 42,000. Worth also ramped up the publication’s online presence through the introduction of an e-newsletter in conjunction with the magazine’s redesign. Kathy Yates What: President Where: AllBusiness.com Why: Yates, former presi- Jake Winebaum What: President Where: R.H. Donnelley Interactive/Business.com Why: In late July, Winebaum sold Tim Weller What: Group CEO Where: Incisive Media Why: Weller spearheaded Incisive Media’s $630 million acquisition of ALM, which closed in August. Last December, backed by private equity firm Apax Partners, Weller led the management buyout of Incisive Media in a public-to-private transaction. Business.com to R.H. Donnelley for $345 million. He’s now responsible for all of R.H. Donnelley’s online properties, including b-to-b Web sites Business.com and Work.com and search-engine marketing agency LocalLaunch. dent-COO of MarketWatch.com, took charge of AllBusiness.com in January. She has worked to make the Web site more user-friendly and to broaden the way its information is delivered, such as offering “Centers,” subsites that appeal to small businesses of various types. Richard Zannino What: CEO Where: Dow Jones & Co. Why: Zannino is Kevin Worth What: President-CEO Where: The Deal LLC Why: Worth switched The Deal from tabloid- to magazine-size transforming Dow Jones for the digital age. His most significant moves have concerned reorganizing the company around markets rather than media channels and taking full ownership of Factiva, a news database known for innovation. mediabusinessonline.com | November 2007 | Media Business | 25 http://AllBusiness.com http://AllBusiness.com http://Business.com http://Business.com http://Work.com http://mediabusinessonline.com
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