Top Innovators
in Business Publishing

CEO
Division General Business

Mike Perlis

President-CEO

Forbes Media

Perlis has overseen a number of brand extensions while continuing to run a profitable print operation.
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Division Large Trade

David Kieselstein

CEO

Penton Media

With a centralized approach, Kieselstein is investing in initiatives that will scale across Penton's 17 market sectors.
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Division Small Trade

Edward Gillette

President-CEO

Scranton Gillette Communications/SGC Horizon

With no debt and plenty of cash, Gillette used the recession to buy brands, hire and retain people, and embrace new technology.
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Publishing Executive
Division General Business

Meredith Levien

Chief revenue officer

Forbes Media

Levien has overseen growth across Forbes' print and digital properties, bolstering legacy products while investing in the development of new revenue generators.
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Division Large Trade

Dan Bagan

Senior VP, Penton Agriculture

Restaurants, Food and Meetings Division, Penton Media

Bagan's responsibilities have expanded with Penton's acquisitions of Nation's Restaurant News and Farm Progress Cos.
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Division Small Trade

Don Pearson

Exec VP-sale

e.Republic

Pearson is helping to expand e.Republic's subscription business information, social media and mobile efforts.
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Online Executive
Division General Business

Marc Frons

Senior VP-CIO

New York Times Co.

Frons has helped foster a digital culture throughout the company, including integrating teams of software engineers into editorial and sales departments.
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Division Large Trade

Hitesh Chitalia

Director-solutions architecture, Commodities and Commercial Markets

McGraw Hill Financial

Chitalia is prototyping products by using content enrichment, Big Data and mobile applications.
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Division Small Trade

James Capo

Director-digital business development

Cygnus Business Media

Capo has focused extensively on mobile and tablet platforms, as well as tapping Cygnus' database to help drive ROI for clients.
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Audience Development

John Rockwell

VP-digital audience marketing

Sandow Media

Rockwell has focused extensively on CRM and marketing automation to help drive sales revenue.
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Events

Marco Pardi

President-UBM Tech Events

UBM

Pardi is responsible for pushing a strategy that connects events and digital communities.
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Production

Aaron Jones

CTO

IDG Communications

Jones modernized the digital infrastructure behind IDG Consumer & SMB brands, creating production efficiencies and improving the user experience.
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