Advanstar Communications Inc. Appoints Theodore S. Alpert as Chief Financial Officer.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Advanstar Communications Inc. ("Advanstar") today announced that its parent company Advanstar, Inc. has appointed Theodore S. Alpert as Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Advanstar, Inc., Advanstar Communications and affiliates, effective September 12, 2006. Mr. Alpert, 49, succeeds David Montgomery David Montgomery (1927) is Farnam Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University. Montgomery is considered one of the foremost academics specializing in United States labor history and has written extensively on the subject. who will remain with Advanstar through October 31, 2006 to effect the transition. Mr. Alpert is a senior level financial executive with more than 20 years of management experience. He most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of IPS Corporation, a leading manufacturing company owned by Fremont Partners. Previously Mr. Alpert held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at both Transtar Metal Holdings, Inc. and Centis Inc. He also served in various finance positions of increasing responsibility at Avery Dennison Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) produces pressure-sensitive materials (such as self-adhesive labels), office products, and various paper products. R. Stanton Avery founded Avery in 1935. Avery Dennison Corporation was created in 1990 by merger of Avery and Dennison. , Inc. after beginning his career in finance at Getty Oil Getty Oil is an oil company founded by J. Paul Getty. In 1984, Texaco bought Getty Oil. On November 19, 1985, Pennzoil won a US$10.53 billion verdict from Texaco in the largest civil verdict in US history. Company. Mr. Alpert graduated Summa Cum Laude sum·ma cum lau·de adv. & adj. With the greatest honor. Used to express the highest academic distinction: graduated summa cum laude; a summa cum laude graduate. with a B.S. in Economics from University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. and holds an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. . Mr. Alpert will be responsible for Advanstar's financial operations functions and will work in the Company's West Coast offices. Joe Loggia loggia Hall, gallery, or porch open to the air on one or more sides. It evolved in the Mediterranean region as an open sitting room with protection from the sun. It is often a roofed, arcaded open gallery on an upper story overlooking a court, though it can also be a , Chief Executive Officer of Advanstar Communications, stated, "We are entering a new phase following the transformation of Advanstar and the strong platform for growth that was established in the last year. Ted's appointment enables us to base the Company's executive management in one location to cohesively drive our strategy forward into the future. Ted brings leadership skills and the right qualities to assist Advanstar in its planned growth. He has a strong background in finance and accounting as well as operations. I believe Ted is well positioned to excel in the role and welcome him as a partner to our management team. "I also want to recognize Dave Montgomery's contributions to Advanstar over the past seventeen years. Dave's participation on our management team, particularly in relation to last year's asset sale, acquisitions and financing, has helped strengthen our financial condition and competitive position." About Advanstar Communications Advanstar Communications Inc. (www.advanstar.com) is a leading worldwide media company providing integrated marketing solutions for the Fashion, Life Sciences and Powerports industries. Advanstar serves business professionals and consumers in these industries with its portfolio of 87 expositions and conferences, 58 publications and directories, 125 electronic publications and Web sites, as well as educational and direct marketing products and services. Market leading brands and a commitment to delivering innovative, quality products and services enables Advanstar to "Connect Our Customers With Theirs." Advanstar has approximately 1,000 employees and currently operates from multiple offices in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe. |
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