CMP Channel Announces Key Leadership Promotions

PRNewswire
MANHASSET, N.Y.
Feb 19, 2008

MANHASSET, N.Y., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- CMP Channel, the number one destination for technology vendors and marketers looking to reach the $390 billion sellers of technology channel, today announced several key leadership promotions. Dan Dignam, Group Publisher, has been promoted to CMP Senior Vice President, Robert C. DeMarzo, Editor, has been promoted to CMP Senior Vice President, Larry Hooper, Editor, CMP Channel Online has been promoted to CMP Vice President and Kim Leonard, General Manager, has been promoted to CMP Vice President.

"I'm pleased to announce the promotion of these leaders," said Robert Faletra, President, CMP Channel. "Dan, Bob, Larry and Kim work tirelessly to create innovative products and services. Through their help, we are able to provide the sellers of technology with news, analysis and effective solutions to grow their businesses."

Dignam brings 20 years of media experience to his role of overseeing the strategy of CMP Channel's industry-leading titles as well as custom and new product initiatives. He also works closely with marketing, circulation and research to ensure that advertisers reach their customer segments by leveraging CMP Channel expertise.

DeMarzo has spent a majority of his career helping Solution Providers and IT professionals sort through the most complex issues facing their businesses. His dedication to the indirect sales channel has been his hallmark, his passion. DeMarzo has written a column for the past 11 years on industry trends affecting his readers and the opportunities that await them.

Hooper, a 20-year veteran of business and technology journalism, drives CMP Channel's website strategy and coverage. Hooper has worn many hats at CMP Channel and has variously run its news operation and spearheaded its monthly small business supplement.

Leonard has been a vital part of the Channel as Business Manager and General Manager. She has led the group strategically to the growth of the business.

For additional information on CMP Channel, visit http://www.channelweb.com/.

  About CMP Channel (http://www.cmpchannel.com/)

CMP Channel is the one stop shop customers turn to in order to meet their global sales channel objectives from access to execution. Through use of its family of channel solutions which include CRN and VARBusiness, the ChannelWeb network, XChange Events, Online Services and the Institute for Partner Education & Development (IPED), vendors are able to accelerate sales through the channel. CMP Channel provides a worldwide answer to advertising, branding and marketing services, lead generation, market intelligence, branded and custom events, education and workflow tools for solution providers and vendors.

About CMP

CMP (http://www.cmp.com/) is a media and marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. With the leading online, event and print brands in all technology market categories, and with services and tools that reach beyond traditional advertising, CMP shapes and influences the technology industry worldwide. CMP publishes highly respected media brands such as TechWeb, InformationWeek, ChannelWeb, CRN, EE Times and TechOnline; produces major industry events such as Interop, Web 2.0 Expo, XChange, Game Developers Conference and the Embedded Systems Conferences; and provides business information and marketing services such as the International Customer Management Institute, Semiconductor Insights and Second Life consulting for technology marketers. CMP is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion. For more CMP news, go to cmp.com/news.

Contact
   Kate Spellman
   CMP Channel
   (516) 562-7383
   kspellman@cmp.com

SOURCE: CMP Technology

CONTACT: Kate Spellman of CMP Channel, +1-516-562-7383, or
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