UBM Canon and PlasticsToday, the Leading Resource for the Global Plastics Industry, Announce Key Additions to Its Team

LOS ANGELES, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Canon, the leading B2B media company dedicated exclusively to the global $3.0 trillion advanced manufacturing sector, announced today some key additions to its leading brand for the plastics processing industry, PlasticsToday.    PlasticsToday now has a new Senior Editor, Heather Caliendo, and new Digital Content Coordinator, John Clark.  The move aligns with PlasticsToday's focus on serving its global audience of plastics professionals and delivering return on marketing investment to its customers.

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John Clark returns to the Plastics division where he was previously managing editor for Modern Plastics Worldwide for six years, and managing editor for Plastics Group digital products for another two years. He attended The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Colorado, Boulder, and lives in Denver, CO. 

Heather Caliendo started her career as a journalist for The Journal Record, the daily business newspaper in Oklahoma. During her time at the newspaper, Heather wrote hundreds of cover page stories, with many of her stories featured on the national AP wire and FoxSports.com.  Heather graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor's in journalism/mass communications, as well as a history minor, and lives in Denver, CO. 

"PlasticsToday is committed to being the online resource for the global plastics industry and that commitment is reflected in these new hires. Enterprise reporting and dynamic management of our digital content are key facets of PlasticsToday's editorial strategy," stated Tony Deligio, Content Director of PlasticsToday.

PlasticsToday has a full portfolio of products for 2012, including its NPE 2012 Advisor, NPE Show Issue, and the continuation of its Extrusion Expert and Injection Molding Webinar Series, enhanced website and blogs, and more.  To learn more about PlasticsToday, visit www.plasticstoday.com.

About UBM Canon

UBM Canon, the leading B2B media company dedicated exclusively to the global $3.0 trillion advanced manufacturing sector, helps support the flow of information, commerce and innovation in such sophisticated segments as medical devices and pharmaceutical development. UBM Canon also addresses cutting-edge developments in broader areas of advanced engineering design and manufacturing, and manufacturing processes and packaging. UBM Canon is part of UBM plc (UBM.L) a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

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