Gulf Publishing Company Announces Management Changes

Business Wire, Jan 13, 2005

HOUSTON -- Gulf Publishing Company announced the following management changes effective immediately:

Alexandra Pruner has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Strategic Business Development. Prior to joining Gulf Publishing in April 2002 as Vice President, Pruner spent two years in the energy technology sector and previously worked for an E&P company and investment bank. She received her BA in Economics from Brown University in 1983.

Kevin Brady has been promoted to Publisher of World Oil. Prior to joining World Oil as Associate Publisher, Brady was the Corporate Marketing Manager for Precision Drilling Corporation in Houston. He also served as Marketing Communications Manager for Halliburton/Sperry-Sun. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Professional Geology from Louisiana State University and his Masters of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Houston.

Bill Baker has been promoted to Associate Publisher, Hydrocarbon Processing. Baker is a 20-year veteran with Gulf Publishing Company in advertising and catalog sales based in Irvine, Calif. Bill is a graduate of Texas Tech University.

Nora Varty has been promoted to Program Director, Gulf Events. In her new role, Nora will assume day-to-day management of all Gulf Events including the World Oil Awards, Casing While Drilling Conference, World Oil Visualization Showcase and others. Nora is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

Gulf Publishing Company (www.gulfpub.com), headquartered in Houston, Texas, was founded in 1916 and publishes technical trade journals World Oil and Hydrocarbon Processing. A diversified publishing company, Gulf Publishing Company also publishes technical books, software, hosts conferences and training sessions for the energy industry.

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