Top Innovators
in Business Publishing
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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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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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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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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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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Marco Pardi
President-UBM Tech Events
UBM
Pardi is responsible for pushing a strategy that connects events and digital communities.
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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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