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Chief Executive Officer

Penton Media (MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners)

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directorsof Penton Media.

Sharon Rowlands is the successful candidate and we are thrilled to have played a role in her recruitment. We are equally pleased to have someone of her caliber joining the business-to-business media community.

Most recently, Sharon was President and Chief Executive Officer of Thomson Financial, a $2 billion revenue business, from 2005 to 2008 after serving since 1996 in various senior management positions including President and Chief Operating Officer. She is credited with helping to guide Thomson Financial’s transformation into an integrated global financial information and technology leader.

 

Global Chief Executive Officer

Harcourt Education

industry: Education

function: General Management

 

Chief Executive Officer, Latin America

Lexis Nexis

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

 

Global Chief Executive Officer, Science & Medical Division

Elsevier

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

 

Senior Vice President Human Resources

Lexis Nexis

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Human Resources

 

Senior Vice President, Business Development and Strategy

Lexis Nexis

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Business Development/Strategy

 

Chief Executive Officer, Worldwide

Lexis Nexis

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

 

Chief Financial Officer

Lexis Nexis

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Finance

 

Managing Director, Science & Technology Books Division

Elsevier

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

 

Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Relations

Elsevier

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Marketing

 

Vice President, Web Search Strategy & Business Development

Elsevier

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Business Development/Strategy

 

Chief Executive Officer, Martindale Hubble

Lexis Nexis

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

 

Senior Vice President - U.S. Sales & Customer Relations, Martindale Hubble

Lexis Nexis

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Sales

 

Chief Financial Officer

Egmont UK Ltd.

industry: Entertainment

function: Finance

We are delighted to announce the successful completion of our confidential search for the Chief Financial Officer at Egmont UK.

Jimmy Weir will join Egmont as CFO, reporting to Rob McMenemy, Egmont UK’s Senior Vice President and Managing Director.  Jimmy will have responsibility for managing all of the financial elements of the company’s strategy and growth, as well as day to day operations. “We’re delighted to have recruited someone of Jimmy’s stature and experience,” McMenemy said.

Previously, Jimmy was the Director of Finance Operations at EMAP, since 2006 and prior to that was Finance Director of EMAP Consumer Media for several years.  Before that, Jimmy was with Euromoney Institutional Investor, E-Kingfisher, and Carrefour. He also spent seven years at Jardine Matheson in several Finance Director roles in Tokyo and Hong Kong. During his early career, Jimmy spent several years at Price Waterhouse in Audit.

 

President, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc.

Harcourt Education

industry: Education

function: General Management

The Cheyenne Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Allen Wheatcroft to the position of President, Holt, Rinehart and Winston (HRW), a division of Harcourt Education. He will report directly to Patrick Tierney, Global CEO, Harcourt Education. Most recently, Allen held the role of Chief Operating Officer of Scott Foresman, an elementary educational publisher, which publishes school curriculum materials. Prior to Scott Foresman, Allen held the role of Vice President, Product Development Business Support at Prentice Hall School. Before this, he also spent ten years at Simon & Schuster, where he grew to become Senior Vice President, Director, Publishing Operations. Allen began his career at Little Brown and Company as their Manuscript Editor in the law division. Allen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Middlebury College, graduating with valedictory honors, and also attended the doctoral program, in history at Rutgers University

 

Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Entertainment

Fremantle Media Limited

industry: Entertainment

function: General Management

 

President, Hearst Magazines International

Hearst

industry: Consumer

function: General Management

 

Executive Vice President, Pre-Press MediaSpan

MediaSpan Group

industry: Digital Media/Online

function: General Management

 

President and Chief Executive Officer, LexisNexis North American Legal Markets (NALM)

Reed Elsevier

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

 

Chief Executive Officer

WMI (Halyard Capital and Steelpoint Capital Partners)

industry: Marketing Services

function: General Management

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Chief Executive Officer of WMI, a women-focused media solutions company, a portfolio company of Halyard Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, and Steelpoint Capital Partners, a California-based private equity firm.

Prior to becoming President at OmnicomMediaGroup, Jill was Managing Director of the Eastern Region for OMD, an Omnicom company, whose clients included Pepsi, GE, Visa, FedEx and Johnson & Johnson. During Jill's tenure there, OMD was named Global Media Agency of the Year, US Media Agency of the Year, Most Creative Media Agency by the Gunn Report and was ranked #1 Worldwide by RECMA. Previously, Jill was Executive Vice President and Director of Marketing at Initiative Media. Before that, Jill was CEO of The Botway Group, Ltd., the largest independent firm in the U.S. specializing in the purchase of national media. Botway had previously been a partner in the corporate law firm Ryan, Botway, Reddy and Mesrop.

"I'm excited to be joining the enormously talented media professionals at WMI," Botway said. "With nearly three decades in this business, WMI has a long, rich history serving a diverse base of advertisers in a variety of categories. One area of longstanding expertise at WMI, the female demographic, has grown more compelling than ever."

"Jill's diverse background as a media executive, most recently at Omnicom, where her mandate included direct marketing, search, outdoor and print, made her a natural fit to help us realize the solution set that our large client base seeks," said Robert B. Nolan Jr., Managing Partner at Halyard Capital. "WMI clearly addresses the rapidly growing need for cross-platform media solutions. With Jill's arrival, WMI's future is even brighter."

 

Group Publisher, Home Planners

Hanley-Wood, Inc. (VS&A Communications Partners III)

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Consumer

function: General Management

 

Advertising Sales

Current Media

industry: Digital Media/Online / Entertainment

function: Sales

Jacob Glaser was most recently an Account Manager for MTV.com and prior to that he was Vice President of Business Development at ePrize, where he helped build the business and worked with marquee clients including HBO, J. Crew, American Express and Colgate.

Debbie Maiocco was last with Comcast Corporation as Director Strategic Alliances, where she focused on Consumer Electronics, Consumer Products and Pharma. She created innovative programs leveraging new Comcast services and customer products.

 

Vice President, Sales

Current Media

industry: Digital Media/Online / Entertainment

function: Sales

Before joining Current Media, Karl Lewis was Senior Vice President National Office Advertising Sales at Oxygen Media. While at Oxygen, he oversaw the Midwest and West Coast sales teams during a period of explosive growth for the network, including the eventual sale of the cable net to NBC Universal in 2007. Prior to his tenure at Oxygen, Lewis was Senior Vice President National Office Advertising Sales for MTV Networks where he spent 16 years launching and representing some of the biggest brands in cable television including MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite and TV Land.

 

Solutions Director

News International

industry: Consumer/ Digital Media/Online

function: Sales

We are delighted to announce the successful completion of our search for the Solutions Director at News International. Abba Newbery will join News International as Solutions Director, reporting to News International’s Commercial Managing Director, Paul Hayes. Abba will oversee all sales and development outside of traditional display and classified areas and offer advertisers various creative solutions. The role encompasses all News International brands: The Sunday Times, The Times, The Sun, News of the World, and thelondonpaper. Previously, Abba was Managing Partner at Universal McCann (UM) and first joined UM in 2002 as Planning Director before leaving to join the Almond Partnership as Head of Planning. She rejoined UM in 2005 and became a Managing Partner in 2007. During her earlier career, Abba spent several years at Carat as Communications Planning Director.

 

Senior Vice President, Strategic Sales and Solutions, Pearson School Companies

Pearson Education

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Education

function: Business Development/Strategy

 

President & Chief Executive Officer, Pearson Assessments & Testing

Pearson Education

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Education

function: General Management

 

President, Pearson Professional Development

Pearson Education

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Education

function: General Management

 

Executive Director

See Jane (Part of Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media)

industry: Entertainment/ Not For Profit

function: Editorial/Creative

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Executive Director, See Jane, a program of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Mediabased in Los Angeles, CA.

Madeline Di Nonno is the successful candidate. Madeline is a highly accomplished executive with over 25 years of experience in media, marketing and business development in the entertainment, digital media and consumer packaged goods industries.

Madeline comes to See Jane from the Entertainment Industry Foundation where she was consulting as Vice President of Alliance Marketing. Prior to EIF, Madeline served as President and CEO of On The Scene Productions, a digital media and video production agency. Previously, she held the position of Executive Vice President and GM for Nielsen EDI and Senior Vice President, Marketing Alliances and New Media at the Hallmark Channel. She also spent eight years at Universal Studios Home Video as Vice President, Strategic Marketing where she pioneered Universal’s DVD launch.

See Jane is a non-profit program of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. See Jane works cooperatively and collaboratively with the children’s film and television creative community to improve gender balance as well as decrease stereotyping of female characters in children’s entertainment media.

 

 

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Take Two Interactive Software, Inc.

industry: Digital Media/Online / Entertainment

function: Human Resources

 

Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Premier Exhibitions

industry: Consumer/ Tradeshow/Exhibition

function: Marketing/ Sales

 

We are very pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Premier Exhibitions.

Premier Exhibitions has appointed Kris Hart, who will be responsible for market facing functions including: Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Digital, Education, and Sponsorships for Premier Exhibitions.  She will also play a key role in identifying and developing new growth opportunities for the organization.

 

Kris brings over 20 years of experience in consumer insights, brand strategy, integrated multi-channel communications, and product development.  She has developed and executed successful worldwide marketing strategies for Intel, Coca-Cola, and most recently Harrah’s Entertainment where she served as Vice President, Brand Management from 2004 through 2009. Prior to that, she was Group Lead, Innovation for The Coca-Cola Company from 2002 through 2003.

 

Hart received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Auburn University and a Masters of Business Administration from Vanderbilt University.

 

President

BBC Worldwide Americas

industry: Consumer/ Digital Media/Online / Entertainment

function: General Management

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the President of BBC Worldwide America.

 

Herb Scannell is the successful candidate. A highly accomplished and seasoned executive, Scannell served as President of Nickelodeon Networks and Vice Chairman of MTV Networks, and was most recently CEO of Next New Networks, a digital media company he co-founded in 2006.

 

In his new role, Scannell is responsible for growing the BBC brand and the business across all divisions in the U.S., the BBC’s largest market outside the UK.  He sits on the BBC Worldwide Executive Board. His responsibilities in the U.S. include flagship cable channel BBC AMERICA and BBC AMERICA HD, BBC Worldwide Productions, BBC.com, Sales and Distribution including Digital Syndication and Motion Gallery, Home Entertainment including Audiobooks, and Licensed Consumer Products.  He also oversees the exploitation of BBC Worldwide’s Global Brands in America.

 

Prior to founding Next New Networks, Scannell spent much of his career at Viacom.  As Vice Chairman of MTV Networks and President of Nickelodeon Networks he oversaw all creative and business operations for a portfolio of brands including Nickelodeon, the #1 rated network in cable TV for 10 years running, TV Land, the cable home of classic TV and Spike TV, America’s first network for men.  In addition he was responsible for a suite of digital networks including pre-school channel Noggin, as well as online offerings, a successful feature film division and Viacom’s Consumer Products division, which grew into the third largest licensing business in the world under his watch.

 

Scannell began his career at MTV Networks as Director of Programming, Nickelodeon in 1988 and quickly moved up the ranks becoming President of Nickelodeon in 1996. Prior to joining Nickelodeon and MTV Networks, he held various marketing and promotional positions in pay TV at The Movie Channel and Showtime.

 

“I’ve been associated with innovative brands and businesses throughout my career, and there’s none more innovative in television than the BBC,” Scannell said.  “It’s a world renowned brand with a great portfolio of businesses in the U.S. that have tremendous prospects.  I’m excited to be bringing these businesses together to make America an even bigger success for BBC Worldwide. Added to that, the digital assets of BBC Worldwide are awesome.”

 

John Smith, CEO BBC Worldwide said: “Herb has a tremendous track record of success in developing and extending innovative brands across multiple platforms, which is precisely the experience needed to help build the next phase for BBC Worldwide in the U.S.. Our American businesses have delivered significant successes in recent years – not least record ratings for flagship shows Dancing With The Stars and Doctor Who in the past month – and we believe Herb is the right person to leverage this success and build a power brand for the BBC in the U.S..”

 

Head of New Business and Marketing

Wolff Olins

industry: Marketing Services

function: Business Development/Strategy/ Marketing

Gilles Guilbert has joined the Wolff Olins New York office as head of new business and marketing. Gilles has 15 years agency experience, shaping and defining some of the most iconic brands in the world. Raised in Paris, with most of his career spent in London, Gilles is eager to bring his own brand of Gallic charm to the other side of the globe.

 

Global Head of Marketing, Direct

Thomson Reuters

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Marketing

In the role of Head of Global Marketing, Direct, Deborah Brown will lead the marketing support for the Direct sales channel of Thomson Reuters and champion the needs of customers to define and deliver an enhanced customer experience to drive growth in Markets. 

Debbie has extensive Marketing experience in the financial services and technology business sectors as her most recent role was Vice President, Global Marketing at Travelex.  She has also held Marketing roles at British Telecom and Yahoo.  Debbie has a post graduate degree in Marketing from Wolsley Hall College and will be based in the New York office.

 

Head of Sales Enablement, Market Division

Thomson Reuters

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Digital Media/Online

function: Sales

Lisa Redekop comes to Thomson Reuters as Head of Sales Enablement, Market Division, from Gartner, Inc. where she was Vice President EMEA Field Marketing. Previously, she held positions at ValueVision Associates UK Ltd. and Scient, Inc.

 

Senior Vice President, Product Management

PDR Network

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Digital Media/Online

function: Product Development

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Senior Vice President, Product Management for PDR Network. Lucian Taylor is the successful candidate.

In the role of Senior Vice President, Product Management, Lucian oversees strategic planning and development of products across PDR Network focusing on product lifecycles and new opportunities for growth.
 
Previously, Lucian was Global Vice President of Product Management at SAI Global where he led Product Management of over 1,000 products across all business units in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions. Lucian’s career also includes holding the positions of Vice President of Product Management at Rosetta Stone and Group Product Manager, Global Marketing Platform at Microsoft Corporation.

 

International, Product Director MEDai

Elsevier

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Digital Media/Online

function: Product Development

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for International, Product Director for MEDai. Kalyan Ramanathan is the successful candidate.

In the role of International Product Director, Kalyan is responsible for expanding Elsevier’s position in the fast growing healthcare analytics / risk / business intelligence market and act as the key point of contact between the business and the non-U.S. geographic locations.

Kalyan comes to MEDai from Siemens Healthcare where he held the position of Senior Director, Product Management and Business Development. Previously, he was Senior Global Product Line Manager, Services at General Electric Healthcare.

 

Vice President of Finance

Guideposts

industry: Consumer

function: Finance

The Cheyenne Group is pleased to announce the placement of David McGowan as Vice President of Finance for Guideposts.

David is responsible for the day-to-day financial activities of the company which include the strategic and management analysis to support business units and management decision-making and continuous improvement of processes and development of the financial team and systems.

David comes to Guideposts with over 20 years of financial expertise most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer for Budget Travel Magazine. Prior to that, David gained several years of experience in magazine publishing as Vice President Finance and Operations for Hallmark Magazine. He began his career in finance as an Accounting Supervisor for Crane Company.

 

Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development

National Geographic

industry: Consumer/ Digital Media/Online / Education/ Entertainment/ Not For Profit

function: Business Development/Strategy

The Cheyenne Group has completed the global search for the Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development for National Geographic successfully placing Adam Sutherland. As Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development, Adam will lead and manage a global team and will work in tandem with a highly talented senior executive team. He will be pivotal in leading corporate strategy and new initiatives throughout the entire organization and work closely with virtually every general manager within each business to fulfill the goals for National Geographic Global Media, as well as the National Geographic Society.

Adam comes to National Geographic from National Public Radio (NPR) where he was Vice President, Strategy & Business Development. He has previously worked for both the Travel Channel and as well as Discovery Communications and brings vast International experience to National Geographic as he spent a large portion of his executive career living and working in Asia.

 

Chief Marketing Officer

Wolff Olins

industry: Marketing Services

function: Marketing

We are pleased to announce the placement of Lisa Marsala Kline as the Chief Marketing Officer for Wolff Olins. In this newly created role, Lisa is responsible for developing and leading the worldwide marketing and communications strategy for Wolff Olins.

Lisa comes to Wolff Olins with over 15 years of expertise in marketing and public relations which she gained while working for the Interbrand Corporation. She began her career at Interbrand in 1998 as the Marketing and Public Relations Manager, US and quickly worked up the ranks to Global Communications Director before joining Wolff Olins.

 

Head of Production, US Journals

Oxford University Press

industry: Consumer/ Education/ Not For Profit

function: Production/Operations

The Cheyenne Group has successfully placed Cindy Brown as the Journals Production Director for Oxford University Press.

Cindy has responsibility for formulating and executing operational plans for the US Journals business that align with and drive larger, strategic objectives.

Cindy comes to Oxford University Press from Wiley-Blackwell Publishing where she held the position of Senior Production Manager, Medical Journals. Previously, she was Director of Product Development at Lycos, Inc. and prior to that Cindy was Managing Editor at McGraw-Hill Publishing. Cindy began her career at PC World Magazine in the role of Assistant Managing Editor.

 

Senior Vice President, Digital Products and Content

National Geographic

industry: Consumer/ Digital Media/Online / Entertainment

function: Business Development/Strategy/ Product Development

The Cheyenne Group has successfully placed Rick Robinson as the Senior Vice President, Digital Products and Content for National Geographic Digital Media. Rick will be responsible for leading a team of product managers, interactive designers, content producers and editorial staff within the Digital Media organization and will establish a vision and strategy for the development of multiplatform digital and interactive products, content and editorial offerings which will establish National Geographic Digital Media as the world’s leader in mission-based, non-fiction interactive content.

Rick comes to National Geographic from Blue Beacon Consulting where he was National Director of Emerging Technology. Prior to that role Rick worked both internally and as a consultant on interactive and mobile products, content, and marketing for a number of companies including Freewebs (webs.com), XOHM, and YLT Communications. Previously, Rick spent nine years at AOL culminating in the position of Vice President, Member Experience.

 

Vice President and Market Leader, Aviation Group

Penton Media

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

Mark Flinn will join Penton Media in the role of Vice President and Market Leader for the Aviation Group. Mark will be responsible for managing Penton's commercial and business aviation units.

Mr. Flinn brings over 15 years of expertise in launching, developing and executing strategic initiatives as well as successfully driving growth in various media industries. Most recently, Flinn was the publisher of AviationWeek & Space Technology where he was responsible for the group's overall revenue. He directly supervised a diverse portfolio of print, digital and on-site media products serving the global aerospace and defense industry. Prior to that, he held various positions at BusinessWeek including vice president of sales for several cross-platform programs.

 

Chief Executive Officer

Homes & Land

industry: Consumer/ Digital Media/Online

function: General Management

The Cheyenne Group has successfully placed Bill Shue as the new Chief Executive Officer for Homes & Land.

In the role of Chief Executive Officer, Bill will be responsible for driving the performance of the company by developing operating strategies and tactics that will propel the financial growth of the business.

Bill was previously President of RealtyU Group, Inc. and prior roles to that include Founder and President of Entreport/ISucceed, an online learning management company and the first online training website for real estate agents, and President of Caribiner International Corporation.

 

Executive Director, National Corporate Sponsorship Sales

Thirteen/WNET

industry: Entertainment/ Not For Profit

function: Sales

We are very pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Executive Director, National Corporate Sponsorship Sales for Thirteen/WNET.
Thirteen has appointed Tom Watson, who will oversee all national and local underwriting from corporations and foundations for programs and projects from Thirteen/WNET and WLIW.

Tom comes from Logo, one of MTV’s networks, where he was Vice President of Advertising Sales. Prior to Logo, Tom was Vice President and Sales Team Leader at ABC Television Network, where he oversaw sales of network primetime, daytime, news, cable, and interactive. Tom’s early career includes tenures at GM Mediaworks, as Broadcast Supervisor, and Lindas and N.W. Ayer as a media buyer.

Tom has a B.S. from Syracuse University, and a Masters in Social Work Administration from Hunter College School of Social Work.

 

Publisher

Zoom Media Group

industry: Consumer/ Multicultural/Diversity

function: Marketing/ Sales

 

Chief Information Officer

Take Two Interactive Software, Inc.

industry: Digital Media/Online / Entertainment

function: Technology

Take-Two Interactive has announced that John Hinkle has been named Chief Information Officer of Take-Two Interactive Software (www.take2games.com). John will be responsible for leading Take-Two’s worldwide Information Technology function.
John has over 18 years of IT development and management experience. Prior to joining Take-Two, John was the Chief Information Officer for Trans World Entertainment where he led the information systems function for the company and played an integral role in their digital media efforts. His previous experience includes IT leadership positions with GE Silicones, GE Plastics, FHCS, and Cobe Renal Care.

John earned his Masters of Engineering and his BS in Computer & Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading worldwide publisher, developer and distributor of interactive entertainment software, hardware and accessories.

Take-Two's product offerings include titles for the leading hardware platforms - PlayStation®2 and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment systems, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, PlayStation® game console, Xbox® and Xbox 360(tm) video game and entertainment systems from Microsoft, Wii(tm), Nintendo GameCube(tm), Nintendo DS(tm) and Game Boy® Advance, and for the PC. The Company publishes and develops products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar Games, 2K Games, 2K Sports, and 2K Play; and distributes software, hardware and accessories in North America through its Jack of All Games subsidiary.

The Company's proprietary brand franchises include Grand Theft Auto, Sid Meier's Civilization, Max Payne, Midnight Club, Manhunt, Red Dead Revolver, Railroads!, Sid Meier's Pirates, and Top Spin. Licensed brands include the sports games Major League Baseball® 2K, NBA® 2K, NHL® 2K, and College Hoops 2K.

Take-Two is headquartered in New York City, with its international headquarters based in Geneva. The Company has development studios in Edinburgh, San Diego, Vancouver, Toronto, Leeds (England), London, Novato (California), Hunt Valley (Maryland), Camarillo (California), Boston, Bellevue (Washington) and San Francisco; product development and testing in Lincoln (England), San Francisco, Westlake Village (California) and New York; sales and marketing offices in New York, Geneva, London, Paris, Munich, Madrid, Milan, Sydney, Breda (Netherlands), Auckland, and Toronto; and its distribution facility in West Chester (Ohio).

Take-Two's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO.

 

Senior Vice President, Marketing

The College Board

industry: Education/ Not For Profit

function: Marketing

The Cheyenne Group is pleased to announce the appointment of John Fallon to the position of Chief Marketing Officer at The College Board, effective July 25, 2005. He reports to Gaston Caperton, President. John brings a strong commitment to the ideals of The College Board, having built a career path in education for the past ten years. He joins the organization from Tutor.com, where he had served as President and Chief Operating Officer since 2000. Previously, John was Product Marketing Executive at IBM responsible for the electronic versions of The World Book Encyclopedia, and Product Manager at The Princeton Review. John is a competitive sailor, whose extracurricular accomplishments include participation in the 1996 US Oympic Trials. He holds a BA in Economics from Dartmouth.

 

Books Division Manager

The University of Chicago Press

industry: Education/ Not For Profit

function: General Management

 

Journals Manager

The University of Chicago Press

industry: Education/ Not For Profit

function: General Management

I am very pleased to announce that Nawin Gupta will join the Press as Journals Manager on July 15th.  Nawin will serve on the General Management Committee and will represent the Journals Division in working with senior managers throughout the Press as well as with executives and editors at society- and Press-owned journals. Nawin's extensive publishing career combines experience in corporate, academic, and association environments and responsibility for operations, sales, marketing, circulation, custom publishing, manufacturing, distribution, fulfillment and customer support services. He holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communications from the University of Iowa (1977) and worked for three years as Managing Editor at the University of Iowa Department of Publications.  He subsequently held positions at the American Bar Association and at First Impression Printers and Lithographers.  In the late 1980s, Nawin joined the American Medical Association in Chicago where he served as Director, Publishing Operations Division, from 1991 to 1995.  He worked at Reed Elsevier Companies for six years as Vice President, Reed Travel Group, and as Senior Vice President, OAG Worldwide. In 2002, Nawin returned to the American Medical Association where he has been responsible for the Periodical Publishing business, which includes the highly respected Journal of the American Medical Association and the nine Archives journals, all of which are peer reviewed, and the weekly American Medical News.  Over the past three years, Nawin's group developed new products and services, expanded online and international publishing activities, and led a turnaround resulting in increased revenues and margins. Nawin serves on the executive committee of the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers and on the executive board of the International Association of STM Publishers.  He looks forward to returning to Hyde Park and to leading the Journals Division at a time of great challenge and opportunity for technically sophisticated nonprofit publishers.

 

Vice President, General Manager, Reid London House

Pearson Education

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Education

function: General Management

 

Direct Marketing Executive

Primedia

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Consumer

function: Marketing

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Senior Vice President, Subscription Marketing for Primedia Enthusiast Media. John McCarthy has been appointed Senior Vice President for Primedia Enthusiast Media, a newly created position. He will join the company on January 29, 2007, with responsibility for creating an aggressive consumer marketing strategy across all of PEM Group’s 100 titles. John is an accomplished marketer with a track record of identifying and driving new business opportunities, creating and executing strategies for new and innovative marketing programs, and developing alternate channels and sponsorship programs in publishing and direct-to consumer businesses. His areas of expertise include online, partnerships, direct mail, telemarketing and multi-title cross sell. Most recently, John was Consumer Marketing Director, Popular Science Magazine for Time4Media. He started his marketing career at American Family Enterprises and Columbia House in New York. John is a graduate of Princeton University, BA History, 1988 and Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management, MBA, 1993.

 

Online President for the Primedia Enthusiast Media Group

Primedia

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Consumer

function: General Management

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the President, Primedia Enthusiast Media, Online. Greg Goff has been appointed President of Primedia Enthusiast Media Online. He will join the company with full P&L responsibility for leading the growth and development of the PEM Group’s online business. Greg is an accomplished general manager who, throughout his more than 20-year career, has successfully created and developed businesses for privately held Harmon Publishing, start-up Babycenter.com and the Knight Ridder Corporation. Besides his strategic and entrepreneurial skills, he brings to Primedia a direct knowledge of and strong experience with on-line special interest media businesses. Most recently, Greg was the General Manager for the Consumer Magazines & Target Publishing Division of Knight Ridder. He started his career in the early eighties in brand management at Procter & Gamble.

 

President of Rentals.com

Primedia

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Consumer

function: General Management

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has successfully completed the search for the President, Rentals.com for Primedia (Consumer Source, Inc.). We started the search with the mandate to recruit a President, Digital Media Group for all of Primedia’s (Consumer Source Inc.’s) business, but then throughout the process our client decided to eliminate that position and instead build deep and meaningful digital knowledge and expertise in one of their fastest growing vertical online market places, Rentals.com. As of January 21, 2008, Jamie Clymer will assume the President role for Rentals.com. He will be based at Primedia’s (Consumer Source Inc.’s) headquarters in Atlanta, GA. Jamie has spent his entire career within the online real estate and employment-classified businesses. Prior to joining Rentals.com, he spent eight years at Dominion Enterprises. He joined the company right out of college as a sales representative. As a participant in the company’s Manager-in-Training program, Jamie quickly moved into general management roles and was appointed General Manager, Employment Guide.com. Most recently he was the Vice President and General Manager for Homes.com.

 

Head of Sales, Automotive.com

Primedia

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Consumer

function: Sales

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Head of Sales for Primedia Automotive Digital. Daniel Mauch is the successful candidate. As of February, 20, 2007, he assumes responsibility for the overall Ad Sales effort for Automotive Digital Network, the most critical component of Primedia’s digital presence. He reports to Greg Goff, President of Primedia Enthusiast Media, Online. Daniel is an accomplished Ad Sales executive with over twenty years of experience in print, broadcast and online advertising, both at the national and local levels. He began his career at Times Mirror – Los Angeles Times. Later, he held the position of National Director of Advertising Sales for USA Today.com. From 2004 to 2006, he was with The Weather Channel/weather.com, where he was in charge of Ad Sales for the Western Region. Most recently, Daniel worked as Vice President, Western Region for Centro LLC, a new interactive media services company.

 

Chief Operating Officer/Chief Executive Officer, Retec Digital plc -- Feasibility Study

Retec Digital plc

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Digital Media/Online

function: General Management

 

President, Pearson Education Technologies

Pearson Education

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Education

function: General Management

 

Executive Director, Circulation Marketing

Dow Jones & Company

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Consumer

function: Marketing

We are pleased to announce that The Cheyenne Group has successfully completed the search for the Vice President, Circulation Marketing, for The Wall Street Journal. Liberta Abbondante joined Dow Jones & Company in this new capacity on January 5, 2004. Liberta Abbondante is an accomplished and versatile circulation executive who brings 20+ years experience in the publishing industry. Prior to joining Dow Jones, she spent three years as the Vice President of Circulation at Forbes, Inc.. Liberta was previously President, Consumer Marketing at EMAP Publishing responsible for its portfolio of 160 special interest magazines; Circulation Director at The Smithsonian Institute; Corporate Circulation Director for Lang Communications; and the Associate Circulation Director at Reader's Digest Publications. She began her subscription marketing career at McFadden Holdings.

 

Managing Director, Advertising Sales, Dow Jones International

Dow Jones & Company

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Consumer

function: Sales

We’re pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the position of Managing Director, Advertising Sales, at Dow Jones International. Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ) has announced the appointment of John McMenamin as Managing Director, Advertising Sales, with responsibility for leading global sales for Dow Jones International. John McMenamin is an accomplished marketing and sales executive with over twenty years of experience in print, cable, agency, Internet and wireless media. Earlier in his career, he held the positions of President, Turner Private Networks at Time Warner / Turner Broadcasting Inc., and Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, NBC Internet. He joins Dow Jones International from I3 Mobile, Inc., a leading content-focused Wireless Media Company located in Stamford, CT, where he was Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Business Development.

 

Executive Director, Consumer Acquisition Marketing

Encyclopedia Britannica

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Consumer

function: Marketing

 

Vice President, Direct-to-Consumer

Encyclopedia Britannica

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Consumer

function: Marketing

Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. today announced that it has named direct-marketing expert Dan Smith senior vice president, consumer sales, with a mandate to continue developing the company's direct-to-consumer businesses. Smith, who comes to Britannica from FTD.com, Inc., will be responsible for all direct-to-consumer sales in the United States, including e-commerce, subscriptions to Britannica Online, direct-response campaigns and sales to existing customers. As Britannica's product line has expanded beyond multi-volume encyclopedias in the past decade, so too have its consumer-marketing operations. The company now distributes products online, in retail stores, and through a variety of direct-to-consumer methods. "Dan understands the strategic value of the trust and equity that reside in the Britannica brand," said Jorge Cauz, president of Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. "He'll use his direct-marketing knowledge to expand our role as an authoritative source of knowledge and information. He's just the person we need to put all the pieces together in several of our most promising business channels." At FTD.com, where he was most recently executive vice president, Smith helped the company expand its online marketing unit from $10 million to $300 million. Before joining FTD in 1998, Smith was with the Ashton-Drake Galleries for nine years. He holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of Illinois.

 

Group Content Director

Hanley-Wood, Inc. (VS&A Communications Partners III)

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Consumer

function: Editorial/Creative

We are pleased to advise you of the successful completion of our search for the new creative leader of Home Planners LLC, the consumer division of Hanley-Wood and leading provider of home plan magazines, books, and special interest publications in the consumer shelter category. Jennifer Pearce is the successful candidate and will join the company this month as Vice President, Content. In her new position, Jennifer will fill the most senior editorial position at the company and oversee all creative products including the home plan books and magazines published under Hearst and Hachette titles, Hearst Special Interest Publications, and eplans, on online guide to home building. With circulation over 6 million and 2 out of 3 plan magazines on the newsstand being published by Home Planners, the company is already one of the leading information providers in the consumer shelter category and is in a position to dominate the field. Jennifer will play a central role in building Home Planners’ creative mission, goals and plans for the future. Jennifer joins Hanley-Wood’s Home Planners from Time Life, Inc., where she served as Vice President of Content Development for three divisions of Time Life Books: direct response, trade and custom publishing. She worked for Time Life for over 11 years in roles of increasing responsibility. Jennifer brings a valuable blend of professional skills in business and editorial product development, brand extensions, product viability & profitability analysis and contract negotiations and is the ideal candidate for the job.

 

President

Hanley-Wood, Inc. (VS&A Communications Partners III)

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Consumer

function: General Management

We are pleased to advise you of the successful completion of our search for the new leader of Home Planners LLC, the consumer division of Hanley-Wood and leading provider of home plan magazines, books, and special interest publications in the consumer shelter category. Jayne Fenton is the successful candidate and will join the company this month as President. Jayne is a talented senior executive experienced in operations, marketing, finance, systems, R&D, product development, manufacturing, and distribution culminating in full general management experience in the fields of publishing, consumer packaged goods, online, and software. Recruited into Rand McNally in the 1990’s to create a market-driven culture and improve profitability, Jayne served as VP and General Manager of their $140 million publishing and software business. Most recently, Jayne brought seasoned leadership to the entrepreneurial start-up Newfront Productions, the leading mystery genre entertainment network on the web. In her new position, Jayne will assume full accountability for the day-to-day general management of the Home Planners’ operation and provide strategic direction vital to the company’s future growth. Home Planners publishes home plan books and magazines under Hearst and Hachette titles, Hearst Special Interest Publications, and eplans, on online guide to home building. With circulation over 6 million and 2 out of 3 plan magazines on the newsstand being published by Home Planners, the company is already one of the leading information providers in the consumer shelter category and is in a position to dominate the field. Jayne will play a central role in building Home Planners’ mission, goals and plans for the future.

 

Chief Executive Officer

Harvard Business School Publishing

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Education/ Not For Profit

function: General Management

 

Chief Marketing Officer

Harvard Business School Publishing

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Education/ Not For Profit

function: Marketing

We are pleased to announce the successful completion of the search for the Chief Marketing Officer for Harvard Business School Publishing. The newly appointed executive is Hallett Johnson III. Hallett is a world-class, marketing and operations executive in publishing and new media. He has over 25 years of expertise in publishing and consumer marketing. Hallett’s current position/role is head of a publishing consultancy he founded called J3Media. Prior to this consulting role, Hallett was the President and CEO of Anything Southern.com, an Internet Start-up. Hallett worked in a variety of roles at Time Warner for over 20 years, first at Time Life Books where he became Vice President, Marketing Services. Then, at Southern Progress Corporation, a subsidiary of Time Warner, became the Vice President of Circulation, and quickly rose to become Vice President, Publisher & General Manager.

 

Publisher, Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business School Publishing

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Education/ Not For Profit

function: General Management

Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP) has announced that Henry "Hank" Boye has been named publisher of Harvard Business Review (www.hbr.org). Mr. Boye, formerly general manager of the National Journal Group, will lead the magazine’s commercial activities, including worldwide advertising sales, consumer marketing, and business development.

As general manager of the National Journal group, the Washington, D.C-based policy and politics unit of Atlantic Media Company, Boye had responsibility for four magazines, including the weekly National Journal. In his first two years there, the group generated 35% revenue growth and nearly tripled profits. Boye also led a relaunch of the group’s digital media platform, which included expanding into new channels such as mobile platforms. Previously, Boye was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company in Pittsburgh. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

"Hank has an impressive track record of building and expanding the reach and profitability of an influential media brand," said Thomas Stewart. "His leadership skills and media savvy will be a terrific boost to our ongoing efforts to expand worldwide readership, create new integrated opportunities and services for advertising partners, and deliver on our mission to improve the practice of management."

David Wan, Chief Executive Officer of HBSP, said, "We’re delighted Hank is joining us as publisher of Harvard Business Review--our flagship publication and one of the most respected magazine brands in the world. His strategic vision will be a vital asset as HBSP continues to grow its portfolio of products and services for individual managers around the world."

 

Vice President and Director, Harvard Business School Press

Harvard Business School Publishing

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Education/ Not For Profit

function: General Management

David Goehring, 53, has been named Vice President and Director of Harvard Business School Press, the book publishing unit of Harvard Business School Publishing, effective October 27, 2003. Goehring is a highly regarded publishing professional, who over the past five years led the growth of Perseus Publishing with numerous market-leading books and key strategic acquisitions and publishing partnerships while skillfully managing operations for increased profitability. Prior to running Perseus, Goehring spent a decade at Addison Wesley Longman (Pearson), directing its General Publishing Group. Goehring succeeds Carol Franco, formerly Vice President and Director of HBS Press. Franco will assume the role of Editor-at-Large for Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP), a corporate position responsible for identifying new ideas and authors suitable for publication across HBSP’s varied publishing platforms. Goehring was nominated by Literary Marketplace as Publisher of the Year in 1996 for the many bestsellers, award winners, and category-leading books he published while VP and Publisher of Addison Wesley Longman. A few of the more noteworthy books he published were The Temple Bombing (Melissa Fay Greene), Mama Makes Up Her Mind (Bailey White), and Salvation on Sand Mountain (Dennis Covington). He also led the company’s strategic redesign and refocusing of its product portfolio, resulting in significantly improved financial results as well. Goehring also served as Vice President and Director of Retail Sales and Marketing at Addison Wesley Longman. Earlier, he served first as Director of Sales and then as Director of Marketing for Little, Brown & Company, where he led campaigns for numerous successful books, including Blue Highways (William Least Heat Moon), Ansel Adams: An Autobiography, and The Winds of War (Herman Wouk). He began his publishing career at Simon and Schuster, becoming National Sales Manager before moving to Little, Brown. David Goehring holds a BA in English from Dartmouth College, where he graduated in 1972 and an MA in English from the University of Michigan, which he earned in 1974.

 

Executive Vice President, SRA

McGraw-Hill Education

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Education

function: General Management

 

Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing

Augsburg Fortress

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Not For Profit

function: Marketing/ Sales

 

President, Chief Operating Officer, BBC US Channels

BBC Worldwide Americas

industry: Consumer/ Entertainment

function: General Management

Former NBC, Fox and WB entertainment executive Garth Ancier is joining BBC Worldwide Americas in a new slot - President of U.S. Operations.  Ancier will move from L.A. to New York to oversee all of the BBC's U.S. ventures.  That includes cable channel BBC America and others, as well as BBC Worldwide Productions. The move comes as the BBC focuses on driving commercial expansion in the U.S.  BBC America, in 53 million U.S. homes, is now more than halfway distributed, and the company's L.A.-based production office just picked up three scripted pilots for U.S. TV. Most recently, Ancier was at Warner Bros. Television, both developing new programming and overseeing AOL's broadband video service In2TV.  Now at BBC, he will also oversee TV and video sales, as well as new digital ventures, reporting to BBC Worldwide CEO John Smith, overseeing TV and video sales

 

Director Creative Services

Cardiovascular Research Foundation

industry: B2B/Business Information/ Not For Profit

function: Editorial/Creative

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Director, Creative Services for The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF). Ted Silverstein has assumed the role of Director, Creative Services, responsible for the creative services function at CRF, which includes all multimedia, print production, web development and graphics, and leads the creative team. Ted joins CRF from ThomasNet, where he was the Director, Web & Interactive Media Operations. Here, Ted led the Interactive Media Group, creating web sites and developed content for the company’s industrial customer base. Prior, Ted had co-founded a start-up to develop and market a handwriting recognition solution aimed at the healthcare market. Prior to this, Ted was Senior Director, Product Design and Development at Office.com, and before that was he held the role of Design Director at VSI Communications, where he was responsible for marketing communications, online training, Internet, print and new media and where he conceptualized design and created content for the online training applications. Ted had served at Sudler & Hennessey as Director, Interactive Media, responsible for producing presentations, games, CD-ROMs and trade show kiosks for clients in the pharmaceutical industry. His career had begun at SHL, Systemhouse, where he oversaw all graphic production including multimedia, brochures, marketing, corporate ID and slides.

 

Director/Ad Sales for Law.com

ALM, INC (Acquired by Incisive Media)

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Sales

 

Managing Director, Online Publishing

ALM, INC (Acquired by Incisive Media)

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

American Lawyer Media, Inc. (ALM), the nation's leading legal journalism and information company, today announced the appointment of Stacey Artandi, 38, as vice president, online publishing. In her new position, Artandi will have direct responsibility for ALM’s law.com“ division and will assist in development and implementation of Web strategies across all of ALM’s businesses. Artandi will be based in the company’s New York City headquarters and will report to ALM president and CEO William Pollak. Artandi joins the company from There, a start-up company focused on next-generation communications, community and e-commerce services, where she served as vice president of marketing and headed business development. Previously, she was vice president/general manager, local online services for Infoseek/Disney’s Go Network and vice president, development for New Century Network, Inc., an alliance of online sites backed by leading newspaper publishers. Her prior media experience also includes launching cable’s Food Network as vice president of marketing and then vice president of new media and business development; corporate development positions at the Tribune Company; and marketing management at the New York Daily News.

 

Managing Director, Information Services Group

ALM, INC (Acquired by Incisive Media)

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

Diane Pierson joined American Lawyer Media, Inc. in the new role of Managing Director, Information Services, responsible for the VerdictSearch business and the MA3000 electronic product. Diane comes from R.R. Bowker, where she was General Manager for Simba Information. She gained earlier experience through a series of product management and marketing roles at Dun & Bradstreet, and also held management positions at lexisOne and VerticalNet. Diane graduated from Kalamazoo College and earned an MBA from Allentown College St Francis de Sales.

 

Chief Financial Officer

Base Entertainment (Clarity Partners)

industry: Entertainment

function: Finance

 

Senior Vice President/General Manager, Las Vegas

Base Entertainment (Clarity Partners)

industry: Entertainment

function: General Management

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Senior Vice President/General Manager for BASE Entertainment to be based in Las Vegas, NV. Marks Chowning is the successful candidate. He will assume responsibility for BASE Entertainment’s business in Las Vegas, overseeing the existing organization and operations as well as developing the strategy for the company’s future growth and expansion. Marks comes to BASE Entertainment from Live Nation (formerly Clear Channel Entertainment) where he developed a long career in facility management, event promotions, strategic marketing and artist relations development. Marks’ most recent position at Live Nation was Mid-Atlantic Regional Vice President, Theatrical Presenting.

 

President, Carat Media Group

Carat North America

industry: Marketing Services

function: General Management

We are proud to announce the placement of Ray Warren as the President of Carat USA and President of the Carat Media Group Americas. Ray will oversee the operations of Carat USA, Carat Canada and Carat Latin America. Previously Managing Director at OMD USA, Warren brings 25 years of broad and innovative experience in media services, having worked not only in media buying but also in sports television and in network sales. At OMD USA, he has been responsible for the growth and increased profitability of national and local television and radio buying, sports marketing, entertainment marketing, direct response, branded entertainment, and Hispanic marketing across the company. Prior to joining OMD, Warren was President and CEO of Raycom Sports, one of the most recognized names in sports television and an entrepreneurial leader in redefining sports programming and developing cutting-edge advertising opportunities. He joined Raycom Sports as Executive Vice President for Sales & Marketing in 1988, rose to Chief Operating Officer in 1994 and became President/CEO in 1998, where he remained until 2002. He subsequently returned to media buying, where his career had begun. He started work in media buying at Ted Bates Advertising, before moving to BBDO and then to Benton & Bowles Advertising. He subsequently joined the ABC Television Network in sales, rising to Vice President of Eastern Sales.

 

President

Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company

industry: Education

function: General Management

 

Head of Sales, EMEA

Chorion Intellectual Properties

industry: Entertainment

function: Licensing

I’m thrilled to announce the appointment of Ms Bettina Koeckler as Head of Sales, UK & EMEA for Chorion Intellectual Properties. German by birth and fluent in Italian, French and English, Bettina brings to Chorion a broad and sophisticated understanding of the European licensing industry.  Her last corporate position was Chairman of MM Merchandising Munich, the licensing arm of ProSieben; prior to that she headed up European licensing for Sony Pictures Consumer Products.

 

Group Publisher, Robb Report and Robb Report Worth

CurtCo Robb Media, LLC

industry: Consumer

function: Sales

 

Editorial Director, Hyperion Books for Children

Disney Publishing

industry: Consumer

function: Editorial/Creative

 

Director of Communications

Disney Publishing

industry: Consumer

function: Marketing

 

Vice President, Brand Development and Licensing

Educate, Inc.

industry: Education

function: Licensing

We’re pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for VP, Licensing, at Educate, Inc.  Educate, Inc. recently announced the appointment of Kathleen Durkin as Vice President Licensing, with responsibility for the start-up and execution of licensing for the Sylvan brand.

Kathleen has a degree in business from the University of Missouri. She has 20 years of experience in marketing, brand development and licensing. She is a seasoned expert who has worked for companies like Hallmark Cards, Inc., Nickelodeon Consumer Products, At-A-Glance Group, Mead Consumer and Office Products.            

 

Executive Director, Sylvan Education Solutions

Educate, Inc.

industry: Education

function: General Management

 

Managing Director of Academic & Government Products

Elsevier

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

Jay Katzen named Managing Director of Academic and Government (A&G) Product Management & Marketing at Elsevier Science & Technology.

In this newly created position, Jay will be responsible for A&G electronic product management, product strategy and formulation, and product marketing.  He will oversee all efforts related to Science Direct, Scopus, Scirus and new A&G product innovation initiatives.

Jay is an extraordinary executive and the Elsevier organization is thrilled to have him on board.  Most recently, Jay was the Vice President of Marketing, Product Management and Services at Thomson Micromedex.  He holds degrees in computer engineering and marketing, and he has spent the majority of his career working with electronic information solutions.  Jay will report to Herman van Campenhout, Chief Executive Officer, Elsevier Science & Technology. 

 

Head of Global Customer Service

Elsevier

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

Elsevier has announced that Adriaan Roosen has been named Senior Vice President of Global Customer Service for Elsevier (www.elsevier.com). Adriaan will be responsible for leading Elsevier's Customer Service worldwide.
Adriaan has over 20 years of experience in general management, customer service, operations and legal. Prior to joining Elsevier, Adriaan was the Senior Vice President of Customer Service for Quark, Inc., where he was responsible for worldwide customer services operations with call centers and on line support centers in Switzerland, India and Japan, and he vastly improved online customer service and customer satisfaction. His previous experience includes Customer Service leadership positions with Vertis Europe and Modus Media. Gerrit Bos, Executive Vice President of Operations, is thrilled to have Adriaan on board. "I am convinced we found the right high caliber professional, who is very proud to become part of the senior team of Elsevier and will help to bring customer service at Elsevier to the next platform."

Adriaan earned an International Law degree from Tillburg University in The Netherlands.

As the world's leading publisher of science and health information, Elsevier serves more than 30 million scientists, students, and health and information professionals worldwide.

 

Senior Vice President, Global Management Development

Elsevier

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Human Resources

 

Senior Vice President, Strategy and Development EHS

Elsevier

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Business Development/Strategy

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Senior Vice President of Strategy and Development for Elsevier, Health Sciences Division. Elsevier has announced that Sundeep Karnik has been named Senior Vice President of Strategy and Development for Elsevier Health Sciences (us.elsevierhealth.com). Sundeep will be responsible for the development and implementation of strategies to further enhance and develop their businesses. Prior to joining Elsevier, Sundeep was at Medronic in Minneapolis for two years, working in roles with increasing responsibilities within their Science and Technology practice, specializing in Global Strategy, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Wireless Connectivity, and Remote Disease Management. Prior to Medronic, Sundeep spent over four years at McKinsey where he helped Fortune 500 companies solve challenging business problems across a range of topics, including Strategic Business Planning, M&A, Growth, Marketing and Operations. Sundeep completed his medical training at the University of Bombay in India, and moved to the United States for his post-graduate education. He earned double masters’ degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Rehabilitation and Molecular Psychology. He also continued his doctoral research at the university before moving to McKinsey.

 

Vice President Sales and Marketing

Endeavor Information Systems

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Marketing/ Sales

 

Vice President Customer Service

Endeavor Information Systems

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Production/Operations

 

Vice President, Global Marketing

Factiva

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Marketing

Factiva is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Scott to Vice President and Director of Global Marketing. Alan Scott has 15 years of experience selling and marketing products that help people make business decisions. Before joining Factiva, Mr. Scott was vice president of global marketing business development and events with Giga Information Group, where he was responsible for all aspects of marketing, events, business development, and emerging markets. He also spent 13 years with Gartner, Inc., where he held a number of positions in regional and international marketing, communications, and sales training. During his time with Gartner, Alan helped drive revenue from $23 million to more than $850 million. Alan led the team that introduced the electronic delivery of Gartner's research via CD-ROM, Lotus Notes, automated Fax, and Audio conferences. Alan holds a bachelor's degree in Asian Studies from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio and a Language Certificate in Chinese Language from Shanghai Jiaotong University in Shanghai, PRC. He also holds several certificates in marketing, value-selling, and interpersonal skills.

 

Senior Vice President, Marketing

Feld Entertainment

industry: Entertainment

function: Marketing

 

Vice President, Publisher, Fodor's

Fodor's HQ

industry: Consumer

function: General Management

Tim Jarrell joined Random House at VP, Publisher for Fodor’s Travel Publications, responsible for the development of the brand in print and online. Previously, he was VP, Publishing Director for Sports Illustrated for Kids at Time Inc. Tim has held senior management roles at Children’s Television Workshop; Meredith Corporation’s Book Group; the Time Inc. Magazine Group and the Book-of-the-Month Club. He graduated from Northwestern University and holds an MBA from University of Chicago.

 

Vice President, National Sales Manager, Harcourt Achieve

Harcourt Education

industry: Education

function: Sales

 

Vice President, Product Development, Math, Harcourt Achieve

Harcourt Education

industry: Education

function: Product Development

 

Vice President Sales for Steck-Vaughn and Rigby, Harcourt Achieve

Harcourt Education

industry: Education

function: Sales

The Cheyenne Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Randy Pennington to the position of Senior Vice President of Sales for Rigby/Steck Vaughn, Harcourt Achieve, a division of Harcourt Education. He will report to Joel Zucker, Chief Operating Officer of Harcourt Achieve. Most recently, Randy held the role of Senior Vice President of Pearson Learning Group, a division of Pearson Education that specializes in PreK-12 supplemental programs. Prior to Pearson, Randy held senior positions with Compass Learning, Edpoint, Computer Curriculum Corporation and Chancery Software. Before this he worked at Apple Computer in sales and then as Director K-12 Marketing. Randy began his career in education as a physics teacher, before becoming a High School Principal. He was an early adopter and advocate for educational technology and served as Director of Educational Technology, Georgia Department of Education. Randy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Science Education & Physics from Valdosta State University and a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from Georgia State University.

 

Senior Vice President, Operations

Harcourt Education

industry: Education

function: Production/Operations

 

President and Chief Executive Officer, Harcourt Supplemental, Professional and Trade

Harcourt Education

industry: Education

function: General Management

Tim McEwen is an accomplished operating executive who most recently has been at Haights Cross Communications as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for Newbridge, Sundance, Triumph Learning, Chelsea House,  Recorded Books, Audio Adventures and Oakstone.  Prior to this role, Tim held numerous positions at Thomson Learning including President and CEO, Lifelong Learning Group; President and CEO, Higher Education Group; President and CEO, South-Western College Publishing; and SVP, Publisher at Delmar.

 

Chief Executive Officer, Harcourt Assesments

Harcourt Education

industry: Education

function: General Management

Michael Hansen has been appointed President and CEO of Harcourt Education’s San Antonio-based testing unit, Harcourt Assessment. Mr. Hansen will report to Harcourt Education Global CEO, Pat Tierney and will join Harcourt on August 14, 2006.Mr. Hansen most recently served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development for Bertelsmann AG, where he led a    dramatic turn-around in performance and profitability for the company's lowest-performing business units. Previously he served as Senior Vice President, International Operations for Proxicom, a media and service company, which he helped transform from a start-up business to a profitable, professionally managed service firm. Prior to that, he was Vice President & Director, Co-chairman: e-business & Media Practice for The Boston Consulting Group, where he built the firm's most successful global business line in a two year period.

 

Executive Vice President and General Manager , Harcourt Assessment Education Products

Harcourt Education

industry: Education

function: General Management

 

Chief Executive Officer, Harcourt Educational Measurement

Harcourt Education

industry: Education

function: General Management

 

President, Harcourt Learning

Harcourt Education

industry: Education

function: General Management

We’re pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has successfully completed the search for President & CEO, Harcourt Supplemental Publishing. The newly appointed executive is Tim McEwen, effective January 1, 2004. Tim McEwen is an accomplished operating executive who most recently has been at Haights Cross Communications as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for Newbridge, Sundance, Triumph Learning, Chelsea House,  Recorded Books, Audio Adventures and Oakstone. Prior to this role, Tim held numerous positions at Thomson Learning including President and CEO, Lifelong Learning Group; President and CEO, Higher Education Group; President and CEO, South-Western College Publishing; and SVP, Publisher at Delmar.  

 

Senior Vice President Human Resources

Harcourt Education

industry: Education

function: Human Resources

 

President & Chief Operating Officer

Harcourt Education

industry: Education

function: General Management

 

Managing Director

HBO Asia Home Box Office (Singapore) Pte Ltd

industry: Entertainment

function: General Management

We’re pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the position of Chief Executive Officer, HBO Asia.  The Singapore-based channel has announced the appointment of Jonathan Spink as its new CEO with strategic and operational responsibility for managing and developing the HBO Asia business.

Jonathan Spink is an accomplished international media executive with extensive experience in developing, launching, and managing TV ventures both in Europe and Asia. Earlier in his career, he held the position of General Manager of Prime International’s European sales and worldwide channel development. In 1996, he moved to Tokyo as the Executive Vice President of Liberty Media’s Japan Sports Channel. Most recently, Jonathan has worked as a consultant, having formed his own company specializing in Media, Television, and Sports, based in London.

 

Chief Executive Officer

HomeGain.com

industry: Digital Media/Online

function: General Management

 

Vice President of Sales, Intergrated Media EMEA

IMG Worldwide (Forstmann Little & Co.)

industry: Entertainment

function: Business Development/Strategy/ Sales

We are delighted to announce the successful completion of our search for the Vice President, Integrated Media, EMEA at IMG.

Claire Heys will join IMG as Vice President, reporting to Scott Kramer, IMG’s Senior Vice President Integrated Media globally.  Claire will have responsibility for creating content opportunities for brands around IMG’s existing sports and entertainment assets, as well as developing new opportunities across the IMG group of companies, including Tiger Aspect and Darlow Smithson, across EMEA.

Previously Claire was Controller of Commercial Partnerships at Virgin Media Television.  Claire has been a leading practitioner at the forefront of advertiser funded content deals over the last 5 years, delivering digital and TV content strategies for Camelot , Orange, J&J, Cow & Gate, General Mills, The British Army, Waitrose, Levi’s, Malibu and Motorola.  She was previously Head of Business Development for Initial, part of Endemol UK, where she initiated and developed one of the first mainstream deals on ITV, Orange Playlist which ran for 3 series.

Claire has international TV experience as she spent four years in Hong Kong as the Channel Manager of Channel [V], STAR TV’s music channel.  On returning from Asia, Claire set up and ran the production company, G-One, as a joint venture between Chris Evan’s Ginger Television and Unique Broadcasting.

 

Non-Executive Chairman

IWA Publishing Group

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Chairman/Board

 

Head of Programming

Jetix Europe Limited

industry: Entertainment

function: Production/Operations

Turner Entertainment Europe exec Dominic Gardiner is to take up the director of programming post at Jetix UK in September. Gardiner, who will report to Jetix UK's recently appointed MD Boel Ferguson, will oversee all channel content, including programming, acquisitions, scheduling and on-air promotions. In addition, Gardiner will work closely with Jetix UK marketing director Allen Stenhouse and Jetix Europe senior VP of programming Michael Lekes to deliver an overall programming strategy and fine-tune the channel editorial line. For the past two years Gardiner has been channel manager of Cartoon Network UK, with responsibility for programming acquisitions and development strategies. Prior to that he was VP of programming and creative services at Cartoon Network Japan.

 

Director, Licensing UK

Mattel UK

industry: Consumer

function: Licensing

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Director of Licensing, Mattel UK.   Claire Atherton takes up responsibility for the UK Mattel Brands Consumer Products business (“MBCP”) working on brands such as Barbie and Hot Wheels.  In this role, reporting to Elisabeth Dubost, Senior Director of Licensing, she will be responsible for the vision and strategy for MBCP overall, leading the team and working with Mattel’s partners to deliver an innovative, profitable and growth oriented business.  Before a career break, Claire was previously the Managing Director of Copyright Promotions Limited

 

Director of Events Planning

Meadowlands Xanadu

industry: Entertainment

function: Production/Operations

 

Senior Vice President, SMB

Monster.com

industry: Digital Media/Online

function: General Management

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Senior Vice President and General Manager, Small and Medium Business Division (SMB) at Monster Worldwide. Peter Newton has been appointed to this position, and will have full P&L responsibility and full accountability for the SMB organization, and will be responsible for establishing the overall strategy for the business unit. Peter holds a BBA in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame. He was most recently Vice President of Advertising at The Boston Globe, before this, Peter was President of Boston Mediaworks.

 

Senior Vice President/General Manager, Consumer Division

Monster.com

industry: Digital Media/Online

function: General Management

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the searches for the General Manager/SVP, Consumer Division at Monster Worldwide. Mark Stoever was recently appointed to this position, and will oversee the growth and development of a portfolio of six consumer online businesses that have recently been consolidated into a distinct operating unit, with full P&L responsibility. Mark holds an MBA from Boston University and a BS in Management from the Wentworth Institute of Technology. Most recently, he was a consultant for the Decision Matrix Group. Prior, he spent six years at Lycos, Inc./Terra Lycos, Inc. where he most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer.

 

President, Enterprise Group

Monster.com

industry: Digital Media/Online

function: General Management

Monster Worldwide, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Miller as President, Monster North America, with responsibility for Enterprise operations and Monster Government Solutions. In this new role, Andy will be responsible for further developing and implementing the business strategy for both of these organizations. Andy will be based in Maynard, Massachusetts. Andy is a proven operator who brings extensive leadership experience to Monster. He joins Monster from TANDBERG, a $345 million video communications solutions company based in Oslo, Norway and New York. As CEO, Andy and his team significantly grew revenue and repositioned the organization from a single product class company into the leading solutions provider. Prior to Tandberg, Andy was with Cisco Systems for ten years, where he contributed to the company's dramatic growth. Most recently, he served as Vice President of US Area Sales (West). His earlier experience at Cisco included leading the company's Federal Government operations. Andy began his career in telecomm sales, working for Northern Telecom and Jarvis Corporation. In addition to serving as Membership Officer of Young President's Organization, Andy is also chairperson of the Stanford Executive Education Program, a board member of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, a member of the Penn State Smeal College of Business Board of Visitors, and a Fellow of the Aspen Institute. Andy holds a BS from University of South Carolina

 

Chief Creative Officer

Muzak, LLC

industry: Entertainment

function: Editorial/Creative

We are pleased to announce the successful completion of the search for the Chief Creative Officer of Muzak, LLC. The newly appointed executive is Phil Smith. Phil is a world-class advertising and branding executive with diversified experience including account development, management and client services. He was most recently the Managing Director of Duffy New York, with prior experience including Fallon Worldwide, Kirshenbaum Bond and Partners, and McCann Erickson.

 

Vice President of Marketing

National Kidney Foundation

industry: Not For Profit

function: Marketing

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Vice President, Marketing & Communications for The National Kidney Foundation. Larry Geiger is the successful candidate. As of December 17, 2007, he assumed the role as VP Marketing & Communications to lead the brand strategy, marketing services and corporate communications efforts for the Foundation. Larry Geiger is a seasoned marketing executive with an extensive record of success in building brands for consumer, business-to-business, marketing services and non-profit organizations. His areas of expertise include marketing strategy development, brand positioning, innovation, managing integrated marketing efforts, international coordination and creative, and customer insight. Prior to NKF, Larry built and developed the marketing teams for the New York Chapter of the American Red Cross and the American Management Association. Before transitioning to the not-for-profit sector, Larry held senior account roles at Grey Advertising and started his career at Procter & Gamble.

 

Chief Executive Officer

Naylor Publications (Clarity Partners, L.P. and ZelnickMedia Corporation)

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

Clarity Partners and ZelnickMedia announced the appointment of Alexander DeBarr as Chief Executive Officer, Naylor publications. Naylor Publications is North America’s leading provider of business to business media services to professional associations in the U.S. and Canada. Mr. DeBarr is a world-class B2B publishing executive with over twenty years of experience. He offers Naylor Publishing a balance of strategic and tactical leadership with relevant knowledge in print and electronic publishing, website development, market development, and trade show and event management. This is an exciting time in the history of Naylor and the company is thrilled to have someone of Alex’s caliber coming in to lead the organization. In 1984, Alex joined Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (HBJ) Publications in an editorial role. He progressed into sales and assumed his first national sales management position in 1987. At this time, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (HBJ) Publications morphed into Advanstar Communications. While at Advanstar, he progressed from Publisher of the Aftermarket Business Magazine Group, Publisher/Group Publisher of Hotel and Hotel Management Magazine Group and then to Group Publisher/Group Vice President to Executive Vice President. As Executive Vice President, Alex had been directly involved in Advanstar’s evolution from a company focused on acquisitions and aggressive cost containment, to a company with a well-developed strategy for how to operate the business.

 

General Manager, Naylor Online

Naylor Publications (Clarity Partners, L.P. and ZelnickMedia Corporation)

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

We are excited to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the General Manager, Naylor Online of Naylor Publications.  The successful candidate is Marcus Underwood.

The Cheyenne Group values your relationship and participation in our network.  Thank you for your support and suggestions during this important assignment.  We look forward to keeping in touch.  Please feel free to contact us if we can be of assistance to you in any manner.


As General Manager, Naylor Online, Marcus Underwood will have primary responsibility for building a strong online product and service offering that serves the needs of the company’s association customers, their members and advertisers, and can be effectively supported by advertising, sponsorship and/or fees paid by associations directly or by sponsors.

Marcus Underwood is the former President of AHC Media which was recently acquired by Thompson Publishing.  Prior to that, Marcus spent the bulk of his career moving up the ranks at Thomson Healthcare to his final position as the Senior Vice President/General Manager of Thomson AHC.  He has a track record of success developing online products, running online operations and developing subscription, sponsorship and advertising based products in the healthcare and medical publishing market.  Marcus will be based in Atlanta, GA.

 

Senior Vice President, Finance TV Guide

News Corporation

industry: Consumer

function: Finance

 

Vice President, Business Planning

News Corporation

industry: Consumer

function: Finance

 

Vice President, Controller TV Guide

News Corporation

industry: Consumer

function: Finance

We are excited to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Vice President, Controller at TV Guide Publishing. Terry O'Hara will oversee the day-to-day accounting operations for the division based in Radnor, PA, as well as, the Sarbanes Oxley initiative, which includes the company wide ERP system implementation. Terry's role is a vital part in the next phase of the company’s growth and development and he will report directly to Mark Fernberg, SVP, Finance. Most recently, Terry was Corporate Controller at ExcelleRx, Inc, a venture-backed, medication management company. Prior to that, Terry spent 12 years at Lippincott Williams & Wilkins rising to the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer role where he directed strategic corporate planning as a member of the company's Executive Committee. Terry began his career in audit at KPMG Peat Marwick. Terry is a Certified Public Accounting and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from LaSalle University.

 

Senior Sales Executive, Business & Technology Eastern Region

Newspaper National Network

industry: Consumer

function: Sales

 

Senior Sales Executive, Automotive & Pharmacuetical, Eastern Region

Newspaper National Network

industry: Consumer

function: Sales

We are excited to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Sales Executive of the Eastern Region of Newspaper National Network (NNN). As a Senior Sales Executive for the Eastern Region, Jack Huber will have primary responsibility for positioning and selling high-value, multi-city advertising programs to senior-level advertising decision makers. Jack will represent the audience, newspapers and web sites of the NNN network to advertisers primarily in pharmaceutical and automotive aftermarket categories. Jack is an accomplished and seasoned sales executive with over thirty years of experience at leading custom publishing businesses with a track record of driving ad sales teams to consistent increased profitability. Jack’s area of expertise is in devising and executing conceptual advertising strategies, both domestically and internationally. Jack was most recently Director, Integrated Sales & Marketing at National Geographic Society. Prior to that he was Vice President, Publisher of Custom Publishing at Rodale, Inc and West Coast Manager at Reader's Digest.

 

Head of eMedia

Nielsen Business Media (Valcon)

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

We are excited to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Senior Vice President, eMedia Strategy & Technology of Nielsen Business Media, a division of The Nielsen Company. The successful candidate is Linda McCutcheon.

 

Senior Vice President of Marketing

Nielsen Business Media (Valcon)

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Marketing

 

Editor for Adweek

Nielsen Business Media (Valcon)

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Editorial/Creative

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Editor of Adweek. Adweek has announced that Michael Chapman has been named the Editor of Adweek (www.adweek.com). Mike will be responsible for leading the content of the Adweek brand. Mike has over 20 years of journalism experience, having spent 18 years with the Economist Intelligence Unit working both in the UK and the US, and most recently he served as Editorial Director of eMarketer, where he managed a team of expert writers, producing analysis and forecasts on the business of online advertising. Mike received a MSc in Economics from Birkbeck College at the University of London, and a BA with honors in Economics at DeMontfort University.

 

West Coast Account Executive

Oxygen Media

industry: Entertainment

function: Sales

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the West Coast Account Executive at Oxygen Media. Lisette Costa was recently appointed as West Coast Account Executive, with responsibility for increasing revenue for the Network’s programming by developing business among new West Coast clients and strengthening existing account penetration.

 

Vice President, Program and Creative Research

Oxygen Media

industry: Entertainment

function: Marketing

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Vice President, Program and Creative Research at Oxygen Media.  Christina Pisano was recently appointed to this position, with responsibility for directing all consumer, market and media research activities required to support the efforts of the company’s marketing, programming and development groups. 

Christina holds a BA in Business and Marketing from Hofstra University and a MBA in Communications and Media Management from Fordham University.  Most recently, she was the Director of Market Research for AOL.  Prior to AOL she spent 15 years in television research with companies such as MTV Networks, CBS and Bates.

 

President

Channel One (formerly Primedia)

industry: Education

function: General Management

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed an important search for Channel One Network. Judy L. Harris was recently appointed as President & CEO of this leading targeted media company which is part of Primedia Inc. Channel One Network broadcasts its programming to 12,000 American Middle, Junior and High schools, in more than 350,000 classrooms throughout the U.S. Judy will succeed James Ritts who has successfully been at the helm of the network for several years and has recently announced his intention to step down in order to dedicate himself full-time to his personal interests. Besides continuing in Jim Ritts’ footsteps and maintaining Channel One Network’s leading position in its market, Judy will be responsible for maximizing revenues by creating new business strategies required to expand the company and diversify its business model. Judy joins Channel One from PBS, where she held the position of Executive Vice President, Business Development. In this role, for the last four years, she focused on aggressive content development activities, particularly for the educational market, as well as on creative deal making that brought significant new sponsorship revenues to the company. Judy’s career includes a two-year tenure at Discovery Communications as the General Manager of their Consumer & Educational Products, as well as 16 years with Brinney & Smith, a $700 million business owned by Crayola Corporation. During her time at Crayola, she rose through the ranks from Product Manager to Vice President and became the first female Corporate Officer in the company’s history.

 

Vice President, West Coast Sales

Channel One (formerly Primedia)

industry: Education

function: Sales

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Vice President, West Coast Sales for Channel One Network. Brad Westermann is the successful candidate. As of September 18, 2006, he will assume the position with responsibility for developing business among Channel One Network’s new West Coast clients, as well as strengthening existing account penetration. Reporting to Ellen Flahive, EVP Sales, and working with the network’s sales team, Brad will sell advertising and create promotional marketing opportunities targeting key advertisers that are seeking to reach the teen market. Brad is an accomplished sales executive with over twenty years of experience in the cable TV market. His career started at the media agency level working for prestigious firms such as Ted Bates and Saatchi & Saatchi, and developed through increasingly senior ad sales roles at CNN and A&E. Most recently, Brad was SVP National Ad Sales for Court TV.

 

Vice President, Sales & Direct Marketing

The Film Media Group (formerly Primedia)

industry: Education

function: Marketing/ Sales

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Vice President, Sales & Direct Marketing of Films Media Group. Vincent Vezza is the successful candidate. As of March 12, 2007, he will assume responsibility for the development and implementation of the company’s sales strategy. He will report to Amy Bevilacqua, Films Media Group’s Executive Vice President, General Manager. Vincent is an accomplished sales executive with over twenty years of experience in the educational industry and, in particular, in the K-12 and high ed markets. After a long tenure at Apple Computer, his career continued to progress through increasingly senior sales and marketing roles at prestigious companies such as Cogito Learning Media, Compaq Computer Corporation and Sunburst Technology. Most recently, Vincent worked as Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Professional Development for Failure Free Reading.

 

President & Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Source Inc

Consumer Source Inc. (formerly Primedia)

industry: Consumer

function: General Management

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has successfully completed the search for the President and CEO for Consumer Source, Inc., a Primedia company.

Most recently, Charles was President and CEO of Yellowpages.com where he successfully integrated three Internet Yellow Pages businesses – SMARTpages.com, RealPages.com and YellowPages.com under one brand and built Yellowpages.com into a leading Internet Yellow Pages and local search directory.

Prior to that, he served as President of BellSouth IntelliVentures, the electronic media division of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Group in Atlanta, GA, where he was a key leader in the launch of RealPages.com.

PRIMEDIA Inc. is the parent company of Consumer Source, Inc, a national publisher and distributor of free print and online consumer guides for the apartment, auto and home industries. Annual circulation is roughly 39 million. Consumer Source, Inc. also owns and operates numerous leading Web sites, including ApartmentGuide.com, AutoGuide.com, NewHomeGuide.com, TodaysCustomHome.com and one of America's largest online single-unit real estate rental businesses, Rentals.com.

 

Vice President, Marketing -Voyager Expanded Learning

ProQuest

industry: Education

function: Marketing

 

Managing Director, Book Group

Reed Business Information

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

 

Vice President Marketing & Communications Variety

Reed Business Information

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Marketing

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Vice President of Marketing and Communications for "Variety" Entertainment Group Publications, a business unit of Reed Business Information.Sarabeth Grossman is the successful candidate. As of July 15th, Sarabeth has assumed the position with responsibility for leading all print and digital marketing and communications initiatives for Variety’s suite of products (Daily/Weekly, Variety.com) and all other Los Angeles based Entertainment Group Publications, i.e. the “411” publications, “Tradeshow Week” and “Video Business”. Sarabeth is an experienced marketing executive with extensive experience in brand strategy, online marketing and business development. She has worked both with multi-national and entrepreneurial companies in the film, home entertainment, television and theater industries. Most recently, she was the Executive Director, Global Business Development and Strategy for the Walt Disney Company / Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment. Sarabeth started her career in feature film production, then moved into the digital world with Animalhouse.com before joining The Walt Disney Company. At Disney she started out as Director – Online Marketing with responsibility for the strategic development and implementation of marketing and new business development in the online space for the North American Home Entertainment Division.

 

Chief Executive Officer, Lexis Nexis

Reed Elsevier

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

 

Global Chief Executive Officer, Education

Reed Elsevier

industry: Education

function: General Management

 

Board Search

Reed Elsevier

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Chairman/Board

Reed Elsevier today announced the appointment of Lisa A. Hook to the Boards of Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV as a non-executive director, subject to shareholder approval at the respective Annual General Meetings on 18 and 19 April. She will also be appointed a non-executive director of Reed Elsevier Group plc.

Ms Hook, aged 48, has over 20 years of management experience in media, entertainment and information businesses. Until December 2004, she was President of AOL Broadband, Premium and Developer Services. Prior to joining AOL she was a partner at Brera Capital, a New York based leveraged buyout fund and at Alpine Capital, a private equity fund focused on media and telecom investments. Previously she was a Vice President at Time Warner Inc. where she managed corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and before that was Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer at Time Warner Telecom. She started her career at the US law firm of Hogan & Hartson, having graduated at Duke University and the Dickinson School of Law.

Ms Hook is a director of Covad Communications Inc. and K12 Inc., and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Public Radio Foundation.

Commenting on the appointment, Mr Jan Hommen, Chairman of Reed Elsevier, said: “Lisa Hook has extensive experience in media, entertainment and information businesses and will bring invaluable insights to our board discussions on Reed Elsevier’s strategic development. We are delighted to welcome her officially at our AGMs next month.”

 

Non Executive Board of Directors (2)

Reed Elsevier

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Chairman/Board

Reed Elsevier announced today the appointment of Mr Strauss Zelnick to the Boards of Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV as a non-executive director, subject to shareholder approval at the respective Annual General Meetings on 27 and 28 April.  He will also be appointed a non-executive director of Reed Elsevier Group plc.

Mr Zelnick, aged 47, founder of the New York based ZelnickMedia Corporation, has wide-ranging experience in the media business, including music, entertainment software, film and television.  Prior to forming ZelnickMedia, Mr Zelnick was CEO of BMG Entertainment (Bertelsmann Music Group), CEO of Crystal Dynamics, and President and COO of 20th Century Fox.  ZelnickMedia owns interests in an array of media and direct marketing enterprises.  Mr Zelnick has an MBA and law degree from Harvard University.

Commenting on the appointment, Mr Morris Tabaksblat, Chairman of Reed Elsevier, said:
“With his extensive knowledge of the media industry, Strauss will bring an unparalleled breadth of experience, particularly from a US perspective.  We are delighted to welcome Strauss to Reed Elsevier at our AGMs next month.”

Mr Zelnick serves on the board of Carver Bancorp Inc.  There are no further matters to be disclosed in accordance with paragraph 16.4 of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

 

Senior Vice President, Marketing

Reed Exhibition Companies

industry: Tradeshow/Exhibition

function: Marketing

 

Vice President, U.S. TV

Reed Midem Organization

industry: Tradeshow/Exhibition

function: General Management

 

President

RFID Journal

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

Kenneth Nova, a former marketing executive at Fortune magazine, and later at the National Hockey League, will take over day-to-day operations and look for ways to better service RFID Journal readers. RFID Journal LLC, the event producer, training provider and publisher of the RFID Journal magazine and Web site, announced today that it has appointed Kenneth Nova president. A publishing veteran of 17 years, Nova will manage the day-to-day operations of the company and report to Mark Roberti, who remains chief executive officer. The appointment is effective immediately. Nova has deep knowledge of many different aspects of publishing. Until 2004, he served as a group vice president for the National Hockey League, where he helped launch the NHL’s interactive, direct marketing and retail businesses. In this capacity, he struck innovative deals with eBay, Amazon.com, Nextel, Southwest Airlines and others to deliver benefits for the league’s fans, teams and business partners. Prior to working for the NHL, Nova helped build consumer marketing, sales and development businesses at Random House, Ziff-Davis Publishing and Time Warner, where he worked at Fortune and Sports Illustrated.

 

Vice President, Research and Development

Riverside Publishing

industry: Education

function: Product Development

I am very pleased to announce the great news that Rich Swartz has accepted the position of Vice President, Research and Product Development at Riverside. In this role, Rich will oversee the Research, Custom Development, and Educational/Clinical Product Development Departments.  Rich brings great breadth and depth of experience in assessment development and the management of teams of research and development staff to successfully bring new products to market. Rich comes to us from ETS, where he has held several key positions, including Senior Development Leader in the R&D Division, where he had responsibilities for transforming research innovations into breakthrough learning and assessment technologies. Rich also served as the President of ETS Technologies, Inc., and led this for-profit ETS subsidiary in successful efforts to commercialize ETS online learning and assessment technologies. Rich has Houghton-Mifflin connections in his experience as well. In the late 1990s, he was the Product Manager, Higher Education at Computer Adaptive Technologies (CAT; now Promissor), and in the late 1980s he was a Supervising Editor at Riverside, working on the Iowa Tests and the Gates-McGinitie Reading Tests.

 

Editor-In-Chief, Organic Style

Rodale

industry: Consumer

function: Editorial/Creative

 

Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Public Relations and Publicity

Rodale

industry: Consumer

function: Marketing

We are excited to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Public Relations and Publicity at Rodale, Inc.

Rosa Maria (Mia) Carbonell will be responsible for crafting the overall communications strategy and the conception, direction and execution of all internal and external communications initiatives across the company as they continue on their growth strategy. She will be reporting directly to Steve Murphy, President & CEO.

Mia was most recently Executive Director, Corporate Communications at Time Warner since 2002, where she was responsible for day-to-day media relations activities and led the development and execution of Time Warner’s international communications plan. Additionally, Mia’s background includes agency experience gained at Hill and Knowlton, journalist and reporting experience while at affiliate TV stations in Miami, and corporate experience from The Seagram Company, Vivendi Universal as well as Time Warner.

Mia holds a Masters in Education focusing on International Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a BSLA from the School of Languages and Linguistics at Georgetown University.

 

President, Chief Operating Officer

Rodale

industry: Consumer

function: General Management

 

Publisher, Men's Health

Rodale

industry: Consumer

function: Sales

 

President, Chief Operating Officer

Scientific American

industry: Consumer

function: General Management

 

Chief Executive Officer

Signcast

industry: Digital Media/Online

function: General Management

 

Senior Vice President Sales

Signcast

industry: Digital Media/Online

function: Sales

 

Chief Operating Officer

talkbackTHAMES

industry: Entertainment

function: General Management/ Production/Operations

 

Vice President, Conferences

Teachscape

industry: Education

function: General Management

 

Audience Marketing Director -- Feasibility Study

The Boston Globe

industry: Consumer

function: Marketing

 

Vice President, Human Resources North America

The Economist Group

industry: Consumer

function: Human Resources

 

North American General Manager - CFO Group

The Economist Group

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the General Manager, North America – CFO Group for The Economist Group to be based in New York City, NY. The Economist Group has announced that Frank Quigley has been named the General Manager, North America – CFO Group. Frank will lead the CFO brand and businesses in North America, which include the magazine CFO, the cfo.com website and CFO Enterprises (conferences & tradeshows and research services). Frank comes to The Economist Group with vast experience in B2B and vertical market publishing and information services. He has served in senior executive roles at significant media companies, such as Thomson Media, Ziff-Davis Publishing and The Washington Post/Newsweek. Most recently, Frank was President of the Securities Group at SourceMedia.

 

Vice President, Media Director

Time Life Inc

industry: Consumer

function: Marketing

 

Chief Executive Officer

Troll Communications (Quad Venture Partners)

industry: Education

function: General Management

We are pleased to advise you of the completion of our search for the new CEO of Troll Communications. Peter Bergen is the successful candidate and has already joined the company.Peter Bergen is an accomplished publishing and direct marketing executive with 20+ years of highly relevant experience. Book clubs have been a particular focus in Peter’s career beginning with his first job out of business school as a research analyst for Doubleday Book Clubs. Since his “apprenticeship years” at Doubleday Peter has held a number of senior executive positions at Newbridge Communications, was CEO of Krames Communications, and CEO of Weekly Reader.

 

Chief Financial Officer

Village Roadshow

industry: Entertainment

function: Finance

We are pleased to inform you that The Cheyenne Group has completed the search for the Chief Financial Officer for Village Roadshow Pictures Entertainment. Matthew Velkes is the successful candidate. As of October 8, 2006, he will assume the position with responsibility for managing all of the financial elements of the company’s growth and day-to-day operations. Besides overseeing the financial activities pertinent to the film financing and production areas, Matthew will also be in charge of the company’s overall finance and administration functions. Matthew is an accomplished financial executive with over 10 years of experience in the film industry. After a successful early career in investment banking, he joined Twentieth Century Fox in 1996 where he held various roles culminating in the position of SVP, Motion Pictures Finance and Business Development. In 2001, he joined Bill Mechanic, former Chairman of Twentieth Century Fox Filmed Entertainment, as the CFO of Pandemonium -- a start-up independent film production company. For the last two years, Matthew has worked as a consultant providing services such as capital-raising, industry analysis and strategic planning to a number of clients including major motion picture and independent film production companies.

 

Chief Financial Officer

Virginia College

industry: Education

function: Finance

 

Strategic Director

Wolff Olins

industry: Marketing Services

function: Business Development/Strategy

 

Chief Executive Officer, Pharma Solutions Division

Wolters Kluwer Health

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

 

Chief Executive Officer, Clinical Tools Division

Wolters Kluwer Health

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

 

Vice President, Business Development - Medical Research Division

Wolters Kluwer Health

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Business Development/Strategy

 

Vice President Human Resources - Professional & Education Division

Wolters Kluwer Health

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Human Resources

 

Chief Technology Officer, Professional & Education Division

Wolters Kluwer Health

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Technology

 

Chief Financial Officer, Medical Research Division

Wolters Kluwer Health

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Finance

 

Vice President Sales, Pharma Solutions Division

Wolters Kluwer Health

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Sales

 

Chief Financial Officer, Professional & Education Division

Wolters Kluwer Health

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Finance

 

Chief Executive Officer, Medical Research Division

Wolters Kluwer Health

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: General Management

We are pleased to announce that The Cheyenne Group has successfully completed the search for the Chief Executive Officer for Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research division, comprised of Ovid Technologies and the Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins (LWW) medical journals businesses. The newly appointed executive is Gary Foster, who joins Wolters Kluwer effective March 17, 2004. Gary Foster was most recently the President and CEO of Patientkeeper, Inc., the privately-held software company serving the healthcare industry. He was previously President, Software, Services, and Corporate Marketing for The Foxboro Company, and before that, held a series of management positions with General Electric Medical Systems, most recently as General Manager, Services Marketing. Earlier in his career, Gary held positions with the White House Communications Agency; the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); and Comsat Corporation. He is a graduate of American University and earned his MBA from The Wharton School.

 

Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing & Development, Medical Research Division

Wolters Kluwer Health

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Business Development/Strategy/ Marketing

 

Senior Vice President, Publishing & Society, Medical Research Division

Wolters Kluwer Health

industry: B2B/Business Information

function: Business Development/Strategy/ General Management

 

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