New Editorial Director announced for The Seybold Report
BEDFORD, Mass., Jan. 3, 2007 - RISI, a leading business-to-business information provider, today announced the appointment of John Parsons as Editorial Director of The Seybold Report. RISI acquired The Seybold Report and The Seybold Bulletin from CMP Media in 2006. The appointment is part of RISI's long-term strategy to provide essential information and analysis to decision makers in publishing and related fields.
RISI is also pleased to announce the addition of key industry experts to the Seybold Editorial Advisory Board. Four former Seybold editors, George Alexander, Steve Edwards, Mark Walter and Andy Tribute, will be joined by industry guru Frank Romano on the board, providing ideas, feedback and editorial direction. Other industry leaders have agreed to write for the publication, whose information offerings will be significantly expanded in 2007.
Parsons was a frequent contributor and Senior Editor for The Seybold Report from 1998 to 2002 and is a respected writer, editor and analyst in the printing and publishing fields. More recently, he was Director of Marketing Communications for a leading proofing and workflow vendor. In addition, John has over 30 years of hands-on experience working with technology issues covered in The Seybold Report.
Rhiannon James-van Beuningen, Vice President, Editorial Products, said, "I am very pleased to see John re-joining the Seybold team and we are looking forward to working with him on rebuilding the Seybold brand and developing new content for the printing/publishing sector." Parsons will be working closely with Chuck Lenatti, who will be continuing in his role as Editor. The editorial staff will be supported by a global team of independent correspondents and contributors.
"There is a real need for strategic, impartial information in our industry, which Seybold is uniquely qualified to provide," Parsons commented. "I am humbled by the opportunity to help make this happen. I'm pleased to be working again with my former colleagues and with contributors - old and new - in the printing and publishing sectors." RISI recently completed an extensive reader survey, and is developing a new editorial and business plan, under Parsons' guidance, and with resources from RISI offices in the US and Belgium.
About The Seybold Report
Launched in 1971, The Seybold Report is the pioneering publication devoted to cross-media tools, technologies and trends shaping print and Internet publishing. Published twice a month, it includes industry commentary, product critiques, technology reviews, and case studies. RISI's acquisition also included The Seybold Bulletin, a weekly email summary of printing and publishing industry news. More information can be found at www.risiinfo.com/seybold
About RISI
RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. The company works with clients in the pulp and paper, wood products, timber, tissue, nonwovens, printing and publishing industries to help them make better decisions.
Headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, RISI operates offices in Brussels, Belgium; Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Portland, Oregon; São Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai, China; Singapore; and Charlottesville, Virginia. More information can be found at www.risiinfo.com.