Penton Announces Appointment of Mark Flinn to Lead Aviation Group

NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Warren N. Bimblick, Penton Media's senior vice president, strategy and business development and a member of the executive committee, announced today the appointment of Mark Flinn as vice president and market leader for Penton's Aviation Group. 

"Penton has some of the most exciting assets in business and commercial aviation media and data with extraordinary growth opportunities," said Mr. Bimblick.  "Mark's wealth of experience in driving digital and sales transformation, plus new product development at McGraw-Hill's AviationWeek will make him a key leader at Penton.  We have enormous opportunities to build out new products, make acquisitions and build our global position, and view Mark's appointment as a sign of our commitment to being the leading company in our industry."

Flinn will be responsible for managing Penton's commercial and business aviation units.  Commercial Aviation includes Air Transport World, a monthly magazine serving the needs of the global airline and commercial air transport manufacturing communities, and SpeedNews and SpeedNews Conferences, sources for news and information for aviation professionals in the commercial, business, and military industries.  Business aviation assets include Ac-U-Kwik, which provides the aviation industry with the most accurate and up-to-date airport/FBO information, Air Charter Guides, which publishes the most comprehensive air charter resources and Aircraft Bluebook, a resource combining industry knowledge and individual assessment of the aircraft data to determine appropriate value.

Flinn brings over 15 years of expertise in launching, developing and executing strategic initiatives as well as successfully driving growth in various media industries.   Most recently, Flinn was the publisher of AviationWeek & Space Technology where he was responsible for the group's overall revenue.  He directly supervised a diverse portfolio of print, digital and on-site media products serving the global aerospace and defense industry.  Prior to that, he held various positions at BusinessWeek including vice president of sales for several cross-platform programs.

"I'm very excited to start a new challenge at Penton and look forward to leading the team at Penton's Aviation Group in further developing their already extensive product and service suite," comments Flinn.  "I am fortunate to be joining such a respected company that prides itself on top quality assets."

About Penton Media
As a leading, independent, business-to-business media company, Penton knows business and how to create and disseminate the vital content that moves markets. Penton is where professionals turn to gain the critical insight, expert analysis, and relevant connections needed to compete and succeed. 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.

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