CMP Media's Steve Weitzner Named Chief Operating Officer; Industry Veteran Jeff Patterson Appointed Electronics Group President; Bruce Rayner Promoted to Publisher of EBNPRNewswire MANHASSET, N.Y., May 15/PRNewswire/ -- CMP Media announced the promotion of Steve Weitzner to chief operating officer and named Jeff Patterson his successor as president of CMP's Electronics Group. Steve Weitzner, former editor, publisher and group president, has more than 25 years' experience in the electronics industry, and has been the driving force behind the success of print publications EE Times and EBN, and CMP's global network of electronics print products, conferences and web sites. He will oversee the development and implementation of CMP's operating plans, focusing on corporate and group strategies. Jeff Patterson, previously VP/Managing Director of the Electronics Group, has more than twenty years of sales and marketing experience in the electronics industry. Mr. Patterson will be based in CMP's Waltham, MA offices. "This is a wonderful opportunity and responsibility to lead such a talented team of editors, sales, marketing, production, and conference professionals," says Patterson. "In taking over for Steve, I plan to continue his commitment toward unparalleled customer service, and increase the development of innovative, leading-edge products for our readers and advertisers." One of Mr. Patterson's first orders of business was to name Bruce Rayner publisher of EBN. Mr. Rayner previously held the position of Editorial Director EBN and is a 15-year electronics industry veteran. Prior to joining EBN, Bruce was president of TechOnLine, and held editorial management posts at Cahners, IDG and the Harvard Business Review. In addition, Steve Cholas has been named Group Director for Channel Programs, overseeing the newly launched Supply Network Conference and developing high-level strategic relationships with Electronics Group key accounts. Andrew Maclellan has been promoted to Editor-in-Chief of EBN. About CMP Media LLC CMP Media (http://www.cmp.com/), headquartered based in Manhasset, NY, is a leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, custom publishing, testing and consulting. The CMP Electronics Group portfolio includes electronics industry leading print publications such as EE Times, EBN, Embedded Systems Programming and Communications Systems Design; highly regarded online communities; and premier industry trade shows and conferences such as the Embedded Systems Conference, the Communications Design Conference and the Supply Network Conference. About EBN EBN is the newsweekly for procurement and business management in the electronics industry. EBN delivers news, analysis and in-depth reporting of the business strategies and technology trends the electronics industry needs to develop, manage and execute successful procurement, technology, business and supply network strategies. EBN editors supply a continuous flow of information, updating EBN Online (http://www.ebnonline.com/) several times each business day with breaking news. EBN provides both the insight and analysis busy professionals need to gain and sustain a competitive advantage in a dynamic, global business environment. Contact: Steve Paul Linda Uslaner EE Times Director of Marketing EBN Director of Marketing 781-839-1326 516-562-5709 spaul@cmp.com luslaner@cmp.com SOURCE: CMP Media Contact: Steve Paul, EE Times Director of Marketing, +1-781-839-1326, Website: http://www.ebnonline.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html |