COMPANY

Founded 1989 by Charles G. McCurdy, Beverly C. Chell and William F. Reilly as "K-III", with financial backing by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. Publisher of over 250 (mostly trade) magazines. Properties include Seventeen, Teen, New York, Motor Trend, Soap Opera Digest, etc. KKR owns more than half the company.

Official Website:
http://www.primedia.com/

Industry:
Media

Ticker:
NYSE:PRM

Corporate headquarters:
New York City

Sales:
$1.1B (2003)

Employees:
4700 (2003)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dean B. Nelson	Business	c. 1958		CEO of PRIMEDIA, 2005-07
William F. Reilly	Business	c. 1937		President of PRIMEDIA, 1990-99

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David A. Bell	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Interpublic Group, 2003-05
H. John Greeniaus	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Nabisco, 1993-97
Dean B. Nelson	Business	c. 1958		CEO of PRIMEDIA, 2005-07

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Meyer Feldberg	Educator	17-Mar-1942		Dean of Columbia Business School, 1989-2004

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William F. Reilly	Business	c. 1937		President of PRIMEDIA, 1990-99
George R. Roberts	Business	1944		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Michael T. Tokarz	Business	3-Nov-1949		Former Senior Partner, KKR

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