Thomas Flynn

Interim CEO
CFO / COO

Tom Flynn was promoted to CFO of Summit in June, 2007 from his post as Highline divisional CFO. Prior to Summit/Highline, Mr. Flynn served as SVP and CFO for PRIMEDIA Business Magazines and Media, a $300 million division. Prior to PRIMEDIA, Mr. Flynn held executive operational and financial positions at About.com, Hibernia Communications, InfoBase Holdings and Price Waterhouse in New York City. He serves on the Board of Finance for the town of Fairfield, CT., is the Vice Chairman of the American Business Media Finance Committee and is a graduate of Syracuse University with dual degrees in accounting and journalism from the Newhouse School of Communications.

Dave MacDonald

CTO

Dave MacDonald is a seasoned technology executive with 15 years of senior technology leadership. His extensive experience encompasses all aspects of online digital media, social media and social commerce and their applications in creating new products, expanding brand awareness and enhancing user experience. MacDonald comes to Summit with CTO experience at OfficeArrow, the world’s first online collaborative community developed specifically for office professionals, and KnowledgeStorm, a leading search resource for technology solutions and information (since acquired by TechTarget, a leading B2B site for IT acquisition and deployment). Dave’s 25+ year technology career also includes online strategic initiatives for Check Free, Earthlink, Bellsouth and Nielsen Media Research. MacDonald is a member of the Atlanta CEO council and the CTO Exchange.

Kathy Schneider

Vice President, Human Resources

Kathy Schneider brings over 25 years of HR experience to the company, all in the publishing industry. Prior to joining Highline in 2004, she was the HR Director for F&W Publications in Cincinnati, OH. Ms. Schneider is a member of the HR Committee of American Business Media, and has mentored less-experienced HR managers through the Employers Resource Association in Cincinnati. She also serves as a member of the advisory council for USI Midwest benefits brokers, and Mass Mutual Retirement Services. She holds a BS from the University of Cincinnati.

John Whelan

Executive Vice President, Media Division

John Whelan is responsible for publishing operations and business development of the Financial and Professional Services Group. Prior to joining Summit, John was the Group Publisher for Wicks Business Information before it was acquired by Summit in 2007. Before that, John spent ten years at Source (formerly Thomson) Media, most recently as Publishing Director of the Investment Advisor Group, which included a variety of print, online, and custom publishing products. During his 17 year career in publishing, he has served as Director of Electronic Media at Thomson Financial, Publisher of Financial Planning Magazine, and as Law Editor at Oxford University Press (UK). John is a graduate of Nottingham University and also attended New College, Oxford, England. He currently resides in Manhattan, New York.

F. Reilly Cobb

Vice President, Marketing Data Group (MDG) and Highline Data Group (HDG)

F. Reilly Cobb joined Highline Media with the Data Division acquisition from Sheshunoff. Mr. Cobb has spent 15 years in the insurance database operation under previous ownership at Lotus, OneSource and Thomson. Prior to joining the business that is now Highline Data, Mr. Cobb was the Director of Marketing for ISI Systems, Inc. a publicly traded technology company focused on delivering policy processing, claims processing and underwriting systems for top tier P&C insurance firms. He has also held several senior positions in the broker / dealer industry where he was a financial reporting principal. A former supply officer in the U.S. Navy, Mr. Cobb holds a BA in Economics from Tulane University and an MBA from the University of Houston.

Jonathan Moore

Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Event Division

Jonathan Moore has over 14 years of live event/conference experience. Prior to joining Summit in 2007 he was Vice President of Events and Education at the Interactive Advertising Bureau responsible for the IAB’s event portfolio and professional development training. He spent eight years at Thomson Media/Source Media helping to build their live event business, including heading program development and serving as Senior Director of the Conference Division. He started his events career at Strategic Research Institute where he ran the Health Care and Finance divisions. Jonathan also spent time as a financial consultant with Smith Barney. He is a graduate of the State University of New York at Plattsburg and holds a B.S. in Marketing.

Richard Kravitz

Vice President and Managing Director, Reference Division

Richard Kravitz joined Summit Business Media is March, 2010. Kravitz, previously a senior executive at Wolters Kluwer US Corp., has 20-plus years in the professional reference sector, focused to the tax, accounting and legal markets. Kravitz’s 16-year career with Wolters Kluwer spanned a number of its units. Most recently he was Executive Vice President, Business Development, for the Law and Business Division, with operating responsibility for more than $100 million in revenue. In that role he restructured a number of legacy brands, focusing on digital transformation. Prior to that position, Kravitz was Senior Vice President and Group Publisher of Aspen Publishers, growing that Wolters Kluwer unit to nearly $200 million in ten years, acquiring 19 businesses and product lines and leading business development initiatives, both resulting in strong growth for the unit. Kravitz also was group publisher at Warren, Gorham and Lamont, and a general manager at Diners Club, a Citigroup unit. He began his career as a CPA at Deloitte & Touche, followed by several accounting and audit roles in media companies. Kravitz holds a BA in Economics and Spanish Literature and an MBA from New York University, is a CPA, Diplomate.