John Bold named publisher of Packaging Digest

OAK BROOK, IL, January 28, 2009— Packaging Digest reports that John Bold has assumed the responsibilities of group publisher for the Reed Business Information (RBI) Printing & Packaging Group, which consists of Packaging Digest, Converting Magazine, Graphic Arts Monthly and Graphic Arts BlueBooks. He succeeds the former publishers, who left the company during an internal restructuring and workforce reduction taking place this week. 

Bold is a veteran in the printing and packaging industry with more than six years as Group Publisher of  American Printer and Paper Film & Foil Converter.  He brings a broad range of experience in many business-to-business vertical markets. Bold continues as publisher of Control Engineering magazine, another RBI title.

About Packaging Digest 
Established in 1962, Packaging Digest has been the most trusted and respected resource covering the packaging marketplace for nearly 50 years. Offering the widest range of information products, Packaging Digest reaches the largest packaging audience through its magazine, Website and Eletters. Packaging Digest  is published by Reed Business Information (RBI), the largest business-to-business publisher in the U.S. and part of Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK and ENL) a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc.

About RBI
Reed Business Information (www.reedbusiness.com/us) offers business professionals in the media, manufacturing, electronics, construction and retail industries more than 75 Webzines and portals, 80 market-leading business-to-business publications, directories, plus several market research, email direct marketing, and subscription data base businesses. Reed Business Information is part of Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK and ENL)—a world-leading publisher and information provider operating in the science and medical, legal and business-to-business industry sectors. Reed employs about 2,400 in the U.S.