UBM Electronics Bolsters its Editorial, Alexander Wolfe Rejoins as Content Director for Design News

SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Electronics, a UBM company, and the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry's decision makers, today announced that editorial veteran, Alexander Wolfe, rejoins the company as Content Director for Design News, assuming the position previously held by Editorial Director, David Greenfield.  Wolfe will be responsible for overseeing and leading the Design News brand, as well as the transition to a new website platform later this month showcasing unique content that meets the needs of systems design engineers and facilitates strong community interaction through features such as instant chat.  In addition, Wolfe will work closely with sales, marketing and senior management to develop strategies to grow Design News, create new revenue opportunities, and increase the level of user engagement.

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Wolfe has over 20 years of editorial experience in the electronics and mechanical engineering media industry. Most recently, he was editor-in-chief of InformationWeek.com, where he helped grow the depth and quality of the site's technical content. For nearly a decade, Wolfe was an editor at EE Times, where he broke the nationally known story of Intel's Pentium floating-point division bug in 1994. Earlier, he served as managing editor of Mechanical Engineering magazine. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and on editorial webinars, and has appeared as an industry analyst on CNN, CNBC, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC. Wolfe earned an electrical engineering degree from Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York.

"We are elated that Alex has joined our team," said Karen Field, SVP, Content, UBM Electronics.  "Our goal at UBM Electronics is to build strong relationships with our audience.  Alex's experience, technical expertise and strong audience engagement skills will help us serve the Design News' audience and grow our business."  

Wolfe is based in UBM Electronics' Manhasset, NY office and will report to Field.  Wolfe can be reached with editorial queries at alex.wolfe@ubm.com.

About UBM Electronics  

UBM Electronics is the global leader in media and marketing solutions for the electronics industry.  UBM Electronics delivers results for the key influencers and decision makers involved in the design, development and commercialization of technology through its market leading brands, peer communities and professional education services.  More than 2.2 million engineering professionals engage with UBM Electronics brands which include EE Times, EDN, EDN China, EDN Asia, EDN Japan, Design News and Test & Measurement World, TechOnline, Designlines and Embedded.com across the globe to accelerate technology sales. The international electronics community gathers at UBM Electronics market leading events such as the Embedded Systems Conferences, DesignCon and ARM Technology Conference to share, learn, discuss, and advance the critical issues and challenges facing the electronics industry. Additionally, UBM Electronics provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation marketing, integrated media, custom solutions and research.  UBM Electronics is part of UBM (UBM.L) a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

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UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

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