IT Industry Luminary Eric Lundquist Joins UBM TechWeb's InformationWeek Business Technology Network

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM TechWeb's InformationWeek Business Technology Network announced the hiring of Eric Lundquist as Vice President and Editorial Analyst.  Lundquist reports to Ed Grossman, Executive Vice President of the InformationWeek Business Technology Network, and will work closely with Vice President and Editorial Director Fritz Nelson, as well with the network's leadership team to advance content, product and audience strategies.  Lundquist was most recently at Ziff Davis Enterprise where he served as Senior Vice President, Editorial, leading editorial and new digital strategy.

"We are committed to accelerating our strategy of providing the highest quality content and community engagement for the 15 million business technology professionals that we serve," said Ed Grossman.  "A thought leader of Eric's caliber and experience adds another unique talent to our market-leading team of content and industry leaders that serve technology decision makers."  

In addition to joining InformationWeek Business Technology Network's executive management team, Lundquist will focus on:

• A regular column on www.informationweek.com, addressing critical issues facing business technology decision makers and the technology providers who serve them
• Listening to and engaging with the business technology community through InformationWeek Business Technology Network's multi-channel portfolio
• Being an advocate and voice for the IT community – both business and technology professionals and technology providers
• Leading discussions and presentations at UBM TechWeb conferences such as Interop, Black Hat, Enterprise 2.0 and Cloud Connect

For more on the InformationWeek Business Technology Network, please visit www.informationweek.com.  

For more information, contact:
Scott Vaughan
CMO
UBM TechWeb
svaughan@techweb.com

About UBM TechWeb

UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology. Through its three core businesses – media solutions, marketing services and paid content – UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands and media applications in the technology market. More than 15 million business and technology professionals (CIOs and IT managers, Web & Digital professionals, Software Developers, Government decision makers, and Telecom providers) actively engage in UBM TechWeb's communities and information resources monthly. UBM TechWeb brands include: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and Enterprise Connect; award-winning online resources such as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Network Computing; and market-leading magazines InformationWeek, Wall Street & Technology, and Advanced Trading. UBM TechWeb is a UBM plc company, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.

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