IDG taps Friedenberg as president and CEO of CXO subsidiary

International Data Group selected Michael Friedenberg as president and CEO of its CXO Media subsidiary, the company announced Tuesday. Friedenberg will join CXO Media, which publishes CSO, CIO and CMO magazines, on July 25. During his IT media career, Friedenberg has advanced from sales management positions to VP/publisher of CMP Media's flagship brand, InformationWeek, and VP/group publisher of the InformationWeek Media Network and co-founder of Optimize magazine. Most recently, Friedenberg served as senior VP of CMP's strategic customer development responsible for sales and marketing. "Mike knows the industry, has consistently delivered business results and has strong relationships with advertisers, marketers and IT executives," Bob Carrigan, who was promoted to president of Framingham-based IDG Communications last month, said in a statement. "Mike also has the leadership skills to continue CXO Media's growth and adapt its CIO, CSO and CMO brands in a fast-changing environment and build the company's executive councils." Friedenberg began his publishing career in sales at Cardinal Business Media. He graduated from the University of Delaware with a degree in business administration.

Source: Boston Business Journal

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