Cahners' Media Division Names Michael L. Roggero Group Publisher.Business/Technology Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2001 Cahners' Media Division, a division of Cahners Business Information, today announced Michael L. Roggero has been named group publisher. He was previously chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at Cahners' subsidiary eLogic Corp. "Michael is a bold strategist with an exceptionally strong performance orientation," said Tad Smith, president, Media Division. "His expertise and wide range of experience will be invaluable in helping to grow the businesses he will oversee in the Media Division." Roggero will have responsibility for the Information Services Group in the Media Division. He will oversee: -- MarketCast, Inc., the premier market research company for the theatrical, TV, and video industries, which provides the most accurate and actionable information to entertainment marketers. -- 411 Publishing Co., the leading publisher of market-specific production and creative services directories for the entertainment industries. -- Variety Media Publications Ltd., the London-based leading publisher of international directories of production and creative services for the entertainment industry. Roggero joined eLogic Corp., the Los Angeles-based application service provider of Web-based content management, in October. Prior to that, he was chief financial officer and executive vice president of operations at eMIND.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. , LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . He was part of the team that took eMind.com from a business plan to a leading provider of eLearning solutions to the financial services industry. Roggero was also with The Walt Disney Company for six years, where he played a key role in the development and launch of two highly successful publishing businesses and the industry-leading new media division, Disney Interactive. He had previously spent three years with PepsiCo, serving as division finance manager and region CFO See Chief Financial Officer. for 300 Pizza Hut restaurants in the western U.S. Roggero earned an MBA 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. in 1989 and a BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission in 1984. He is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Beta Gamma Sigma or ΒΓΣ is an honor society for business students and scholars. Founded in 1913 at the University of Wisconsin, it has over 580,000 members, selected from 460 chapters in AACSB-accredited business schools. honor society. About Cahners Cahners Business Information (www.cahners.com) is a leading provider of critical information and marketing solutions to business professionals in the media, manufacturing, electronics, construction and retail industries. A member of the Reed Elsevier plc group (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : RUK and ENL) - a world-leading publisher and information provider with principal operations in North America and Europe - Cahners' market-leading properties include more than 135 b-to-b publications, and over 125 Webzines and Web portals. Cahners also offers online services, custom publishing, directories, research, and direct-marketing lists. |
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