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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Contact: Robert Bolson, Director of Corporate Marketing
Blood-Horse Publications
(859) 276-6809; rbolson@bloodhorse.com
BLOOD-HORSE PUBLICATIONS' BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTS NEW COMPANY OFFICERS
Lexington, Ky. - Marla Bickel, Janet Landry, and Ellen Kiser were elected as officers of Blood-Horse Publications by the company's Board of Trustees at their annual summer meeting last week in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Bickel was elected to the office of Vice President, Operations of Blood-Horse Publications. Landry was elected to the office of Treasurer of Blood-Horse Publications. Kiser was elected to the office of Treasurer of The Blood-Horse Charitable Foundation. In other business, G. Watts Humphrey was re-elected to the office of Trustee and Vice Chairman of Blood-Horse Publications.
"Congratulations to our colleagues, who are helping to lead our transformation from a print-centric publishing company to a true, multi-media enterprise," noted Stacy V. Bearse, President and CEO of Blood-Horse Publications. "Marla, Janet and Ellen understand the evolving needs of our audience and advertisers and always go the extra mile to provide outstanding service."
Bickel is a graduate of Thomas More College, where she was magna cum laude and received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree. She worked for The National Underwriter Company/Highline Media for 20 years in various capacities including Publisher, Sales Director, Executive Director and Advertising Business Manager. Prior to that she worked in the marketing department at Proctor & Gamble Company. Bickel joined Blood-Horse Publications in May 2006 as Director of Circulation.
Landry currently serves as Business Director for Blood-Horse Publications. She graduated from Gardner-Webb University with a Bachelor of Science and received her MBA from the University of Kentucky. She received her CPA license in 2000. In addition to her experience at Blood-Horse Publications, she worked for Ferguson Enterprises for 11 years as a Branch Controller. She has also run her own accounting practice and has worked for Host Communications and Barr, Anderson & Robert PSC.
Kiser joined Blood-Horse Publications in 1987 and is currently Executive Assistant to the President and CEO. Prior to joining Blood-Horse Publications she worked for National Mines Corp., Independence Coal Co., Host Communications, Stinnes Coal Co., and Island Creek Coal. She attended Fugazzi Business College and Lexington Community College and is a devoted volunteer at Southland Christian Church where she participates in the "Helping Through HIM Program." Kiser also volunteers in the community at the University of Kentucky's Office of International Affairs International Hospitality Program. She currently serves on the board of the International Hospitality Program and has hosted twenty students over the past six years.
About Blood-Horse Publications:
Blood-Horse Publications is a multimedia publishing company that traces its roots to 1916. Its flagship publication, The Blood-Horse, is the leading weekly Thoroughbred racing and breeding news and information magazine. The Blood-Horse is a publication of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA). In addition, Blood-Horse Publications also publishes the award-winning The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care, a monthly equine health care magazine; TBH MarketWatch, a newsletter for Thoroughbred investors; the official Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup souvenir magazines; Auction Edge; and Keeneland magazine. In addition, Blood-Horse Publications also publishes equine-related books and videos under the Eclipse Press banner, and operates a family of award-winning Web sites including BloodHorse.com, TheHorse.com, StallionRegister.com, ExclusivelyEquine.com, the official store of Blood-Horse Publications, and TrueNicks.com.
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For more information, contact:
Robert Bolson
Director of Corporate Marketing Services
Blood-Horse Publications
Tel.: (859) 276-6809
rbolson@bloodhorse.com
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