Tony Uphoff
Chief Executive Officer
TechWeb, The Global Leader in Business Technology Media
BIO
As CEO of TechWeb, Tony Uphoff leads United Business Media’s (UBM) group of global business technology brands, encompasses the leading face-to-face, online and print media brands and services in business technology.
TechWeb brands range from global face-to-face events Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network, Light Reading, Dark Reading, Intelligent Enterprise, Byte & Switch, InformationWeek.com, bMighty and Financial Technology brands; and the market leading, award-winning InformationWeek magazine. TechWeb reaches over 10 million key business technology decision makers worldwide, from small and medium businesses to the largest enterprises, and from software developers and service providers to senior IT managers and line-of- business decision makers. TechWeb also provides end-to-end marketing services ranging from next generation performance marketing, content, and research and consulting services.
Tony Uphoff is a media thought leader and executive with over 20 years of experience in building, growing and leading B2B media businesses in highly competitive markets. Uphoff has the distinction of having run three of the top five B2B brands in history all at the peak of their reach, revenues and profits: InformationWeek, The HollyWood Reporter and PC Week. He served as the original CEO of the internet media company Beliefnet, which was recently sold to News Corp, and has been at the forefront of online and integrated media over the last decade. Named one of the top 100 business media executives by B2B Magazine’s “Who’s Who in Business Media” in 2006 and 2007, Uphoff is a regular speaker and panelist on media and technology at industry and association conferences.
Uphoff’s blog is www.uphoffonmedia.com.
About TechWeb:
TechWeb, formerly CMP’s Business Technology Group, will be led by Chief Executive Officer, Tony Uphoff. TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative new business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market. Today, more than 10 million business technology professionals actively engage with and rely on its global face-to-face events: Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and VoiceCon; online resources: The TechWeb Network, Light Reading, Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com and The Financial Technology Network; and the market leading, award-winning print versions of InformationWeek, TechNet and MSDN Magazines. TechWeb also provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation performance marketing, custom media, research and analyst services. 2007 proforma revenues for TechWeb were $148 million. For more information, visit www.TechWeb.com/aboutus.
