Penton Media Announces Supermarket News Promotions

Business Wire, Feb 14, 2008

NEW YORK -- Penton Media, Inc. today announced the appointment of Jerry Rymont as publisher of Supermarket News([R]), the leading information source for the $566 billion U.S. food retailing sector. Rymont previously served as group publisher of Penton's Baking Group, including Modern Baking([R]) and Baking Management([R]). The company also promoted Chris Warne, associate publisher of SN, to replace Rymont as group publisher of the Baking Group and announced the retirement of David Merrefield, vice president and editorial director of SN. David Orgel will continue in his role as editor in chief, overseeing the SN editorial staff and will report to Rymont.

Rymont will oversee all SN print, Web, event and editorial activities; he will report to Dan Bagan, senior vice president. Rymont joined Penton in 1998 as a regional sales manager and served successively as publisher of Penton's Manufacturing Group and publisher of Modern Baking before becoming group publisher of Penton's Baking Group in 2005. He holds a bachelor's degree from Cleveland State University.

Warne, who will also report to Bagan, became SN's director of group circulation sales and trade show marketing manager in 1997 and joined the weekly's advertising sales team in 1999. He was named associate publisher in 2005. He received his bachelor's degree from the SUNY College at Fredonia.

"I'm delighted to announce the promotion of these two proven leaders with deep experience in the industry," said Bagan. "In addition, I would like to thank David Merrefield for his strong writing, steady management and friendship. He is truly a gentleman and we wish him and his family all the best."

Founded in 1952, Supermarket News is the preferred weekly news magazine of senior executives and decision makers in the food retailing industry. It provides coverage of news, events, trends and topics across the industry, including management, productivity, pricing and marketing issues related to fresh foods, grocery items and home health.

Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business professionals every month. The company's market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.