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PMG’s President of the Future and What It Means for CM+P

By MELISSA

GRIFFEN, Editor

After three-decades with the company he founded—Summit Publishing Company, now PMMI Media Group (PMG)—President and Publisher Joe Angel recently stepped down to become PMMI’s executive vice president of industry outreach. In his new role he will act as an ambassador to the education community, PMMI members, and key industry partners—such as brands and CPGs.

Dave Newcorn, who joined Summit in 1995, for Packaging World (PW) took over 5023-CPA-Mechanical.pdf 1 7/15/22 4:17 PM as president on Oct. 1. In those early days, Newcorn was warned by founding Chief Editor Arnie Orloski “not to work on that web s**t during business hours.”

Deftly sidestepping that admonition, Newcorn built the fi rst website for PW, which all CM&P content is now posted on as well. Newcorn has since spearheaded Summit/PMG’s transition to modern digital publishing.

“Joe’s focus and style over the last 30 years brought us to where we are today. For the next 30 years, my focus is singularly on how to strategically transform and re-tool the company for the future,” Newcorn says. “One thing Joe and I have in common is the continuing drive and passion for publishing in the fi eld of packaging and processing, with a focus on delighting readers and advertisers alike.”

The pace of change that Angel presided over was fast, considering the rise of the Internet, a once-in-several-generations technological revolution. And it’s only getting faster. Having been the change agent himself, Newcorn is well-situated to steer PMG—and through me, infl uence CM&P—into the next phase of B2B publishing. I plan to apply some of Newcorn’s plans and ideas for all of our brands. Stay tuned for more from me at ENGAGE 2023. See you in Texas. CM+P mgriff en@pmmimediagroup.com

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