Penton Technology Group Announces Key Editorial Hires

NEW YORK, May 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Two new seasoned technology leaders have joined the Penton Technology editorial team.

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T.C. Doyle, formerly Executive Editor of IT and cloud for Channel Partners magazine, was named Senior Content Director, overseeing our market-leading Channel brands, MSPmentor, Talkin' Cloud, The VAR Guy and The WHIR (Web Hosting Industry Review). A veteran technology writer, editor and video storyteller who has covered the IT industry for more than two decades, he was previously the Editor@Large with Cisco, for whom he ghostwrote "Doing Both," a best-selling thought leadership book. He traveled the world for Cisco in search of stories that captured the social and technological transformations occurring in the economies of Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. A former analyst with Amazon Consulting, Doyle previously worked as the executive editor of VARBusiness Magazine. He has been a frequent speaker at IT industry events and trade shows.

Another tech veteran, Lisa Schmeiser, was named Content Director, Windows IT Pro. Schmeiser comes to Penton Technology from InfoWorld, where she most recently has been the newsletter editor. Previously Schweiser served as senior associate editor of Macworld and Executive Editor and Senior Editor of macworld.com. She was also a blogger for the San Francisco Chronicle and reported for Investor's Business Daily. In her spare time Lisa writes and edits a curatorial newsletter as a testbed for developing best practices for organic audience building and engagement, hyperlinking and content presentation.

"We are very pleased to have two seasoned pros like TC and Lisa on our growing team to deliver the news, insights, research and expert content that helps IT and Channel professionals do their jobs better every day," said Penton Technology Executive Director Marcia Parker. "They'll be instrumental in driving a host of innovative new content, e-Learning, events and social media initiatives and partnerships in the months ahead."  

ABOUT PENTON TECHNOLOGY
Our seasoned journalists and network of industry experts and thought leaders are dedicated to helping our audience of more than 2.6 million professionals do their jobs well every day. Together Windows IT Pro, Windows Supersite, SQL Server Pro, Share Point Pro, Dev Pro Connections, Data Center Warehouse and myITforum arm IT professionals and developers with the latest news, reviews, expert how-to content, advice, insights and community about Microsoft's evolving ecosystem. Our Channel properties, The VAR Guy, MSPmentor, Talkin' Cloud and The Web Hosting Industry Review, cover the latest news, expert advice, insights and business strategies that solution and service providers need to serve the enterprise, mid markets and small businesses. 

Penton Tech also offers a host of premier networking and professional development opportunities, including conferences and events and online learning, as well as custom content marketing services and advertising solutions for the industry.    

ABOUT PENTON
Penton drives performance for more than eighteen million professionals each and every day. They rely on us to deliver: Insights, information, data & workflow tools to inform critical business decisions; networking & community to engage them with industry peers & partners; marketing services to advance their business performance & deliver ROI.

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 CONTACT:
Marcia Parker
Executive Director, Content
Penton Technology
[email protected]

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