Penton Announces Industry Veteran, Bob Mader, to Expand His Role, Becomes New Content/Editorial Director for Contracting Business and the Mechanical Systems Group brands

CHICAGO, Sept. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Penton's Contracting Business and the Mechanical Systems Group brands today announced that industry veteran, Bob Mader, will expand his role to Content Director.  In this new position he will be responsible for Contracting Business.com, the HVAC-Talk.com Forum, CONTRACTOR Magazine, HPAC Engineering, all digital content and the Comfortech Industry Show. Mader will continue to report to Andy Friedman, Executive Director, Content and User Engagement.  All editorial and content staff for all three core brands will now report to Mader.

"We are very fortunate to have Bob step into this new expanded role. Bob began writing about HVAC topics with his first job out of college working on Contracting Business over 30 years ago. In addition, Bob covered the HVAC industry for CONTRACTOR Magazine for two decades until Penton acquired the brand in 2001. At that time, the CONTRACTOR brand shifted its focus more on plumbing, piping, hydronics & radiant while the Contracting Business brand retained its focus on HVAC/R. Now as Content/Editorial Director, his clear oversight will cover all the brands in our group," said Dan Ashenden, Group Publisher of Penton's Mechanical System Group.

After 34 years with Penton, Mike Weil is retiring as Editorial Director of Contracting Business.com, HPAC Engineering brands, the industry's largest forum – HVAC-Talk.com and the speaker selection and Master of Ceremonies for the annual Comfortech Industry Show.  Weil's last full time day with Penton is Thursday, September 11, 2014.  Weil will join the National Comfort Institute (NCI), an industry partner of Contracting Business.com and Comfortech, in an executive capacity.  Weil will also continue writing for Contracting Business.com and contribute to the brand's online content.

"I have enjoyed the opportunity to know and work with Bob in the industry since 1985. He is a consummate professional and well respected across the industry. We are also fortunate that Mike will continue to have his presence in our print and digital products as well as the industry," Ashenden added.

Andy Freidman, Executive Director of Content/User Engagement, said, "With this exciting new structure, we will add creativity, experience, credibility and muscle to our content production and sourcing. It will lay the foundation for future media products, which will prove invaluable going forward. Mike's contributions to Penton cannot be overstated. We thank him for his 34 years of leadership and excellence."

Weil and Mader will both attend Comfortech event, September 9-11, 2014 in Nashville, TN. Visit www.comfortechshow.com for more details.

Penton's Mechanical Systems Group consists of the following brands:

• Contracting Business.com – Helping HVACR managers run a better business – since 1944
• www.HVAC-Talk.com – The industry's largest forum - with nearly 2 million page views a month
• CONTRACTOR Magazine – www.contractormag.com - The news and management source for mechanical contractors – since 1954
• HPAC Engineering – hpac.com - Serving the mechanical engineering professionals & building owners – since 1929
• HVACR DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS - The management source of HVACR & hydronic wholesale distribution – Since 1998
• Fire Protection Engineering – The Official magazine of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
• NATE Magazine – is the official publication of North American Technician Excellence
• Radiant Living – the official publication of the Radiant Professionals Alliance (RPA)
• Green Mechanical Business – The Resource for Efficient Energy & Water Systems
• Coming in 2015 – HVACRSmarts.com – the digital platform providing manufacturer content for wholesalers to share with their contractor customers!

About Penton
Penton drives performance for more than sixteen million professionals each and every day. These professional rely on the company to deliver: Insights, information and workflow tools to inform critical business decisions; networking and community to engage them with industry peers and partners; and data and marketing services to advance their business performance and deliver return-on-investment (ROI.) They look to Penton to power the possibilities.

Penton is a growth company with a track-record of strong performance and success and is backed by its co-owners: MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP.

For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Andy Friedman 
Executive Director, Content & User Engagement      
Penton
T: 312-840-8469
[email protected]

Dan Ashenden
Group Publisher, Sales Director      
Penton
T: 312-840-8402
[email protected]  

SOURCE Penton

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