Breakbulk Events & Media Appoints Ken Silverstein as Editor-In-Chief of Media

DUBLIN, June 3, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Breakbulk Events & Media is pleased to announce that Mr. Ken Silverstein has been appointed Breakbulk Media's new Editor-in-Chief.  Breakbulk Media products include Breakbulk Magazine, a bimonthly print publication as well as digital editions published in English & Mandarin, Breakbulk.com and Breakbulk Newswire, a weekly e-newsletter.  Silverstein is responsible for all content as it relates to Breakbulk Event & Media's print and online publications.

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Breakbulk Event & Media's C-level audience has a keen interest in international issues, especially in the energy field, as they relate to transportation & logistics.  Silverstein has covered the global energy sector for two decades and has a deep knowledge of the geopolitical and economic circumstances that underlie those segments of the economy.

Silverstein's most recent work is at Forbes and the Christian Science Monitor where he has garnered a strong international following. Prior to that, he was Editor-in-Chief of Energy Central's EnergyBiz Insider and UtiliPoint's Issue Alert.  Silverstein has also been a Washington correspondent and editor at Primedia.  His work has been sourced in the Atlantic, New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, National Public Radio and several newspapers and magazines in the United States and abroad.

In 2012, Media Industry News named Silverstein one of the "Most Intriguing People in Media." In 2012, the American Society of Business Press Editors presented him with the "Best Online Column" as did Media Industry News in 2011.

"I am absolutely thrilled to be a part of the Breakbulk team, everyone one of whom has been extremely gracious with me. They are true professionals and together, we will advance the ball -- generating a first class magazine and website, which will remain must reads and a true value to all those involved in international energy and infrastructure projects," says Ken Silverstein, editor-in-chief of Breakbulk Media. "I've spent much of my career focusing on domestic energy issues. Now I have a chance to apply that experience on a global basis."

Silverstein holds B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from Tulane University, and an M.A. from American University.

Breakbulk Events & Media, a division of AXIO Data Group, holds ten annual specialized transportation events.  Major exhibitions include Breakbulk China, Breakbulk Europe & Breakbulk Americas.  Breakbulk Events also organizes targeted Congresses & Workshops in South Africa, Turkey, Brazil, Kenya, Tanzania, India & the USA.  Breakbulk Media products include Breakbulk Magazine, distributed in English and Mandarin, Breakbulk.com and Breakbulk Newswire.  For more information, please contact Alli McEntyre, Managing Director at [email protected]  Ph:  +353 21 470 9595 or go to www.breakbulk.com  

Media Contact: Alli McEntyre, Breakbulk Events & Media, 353214709595, [email protected]

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