About Us

Kerry C. Gumas
President and Chief Executive Officer
Newton, MA

Mr. Gumas has over 28 years of experience with business media companies. He joined Questex in 2005 from Advanstar, where he was head of the Technology Group. Prior to joining Advanstar, he was the President of the World Expo division of IDG, a $1.0 billion technology-focused information company, and held various senior positions for over 15 years at Reed Exhibition Companies, the world's largest event organizer. These positions included responsibilities for domestic and international divisions as well as mergers and acquisitions. He is a graduate of Widener University.

Tom Caridi
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Newton, MA

Mr. Caridi has 29 years of experience in the events and trade show industry. He was the former CFO at Imark Communications, a $60 million B2B information provider specializing in producing highly focused trade events for the information technology, telecommunications and information industries. Previously, Mr. Caridi was the CFO of Reed Exhibition Companies, a $400 million B2B information provider, where he spent 18 years and worked with Mr. Gumas. He received both his Masters of Business Administration and undergraduate degrees from Hofstra University.

Tony D'Avino
Executive Vice President, Print and Digital Media Groups
Cleveland, OH

Mr. D'Avino has over 21 years of experience in the publishing industry. He joined Questex' predecessor, Advanstar, in 2003 after working for 17 years at Penton Media, a B2B media company that publishes 50 publications and produces more than 50 tradeshows and conferences. He is responsible for numerous Questex groups and oversees the publishing operations. He is a graduate of Montclair State University.

John McMahon
Executive Vice President, Questex Hospitality + Travel
New York, NY

John McMahon is the Vice President/Publisher of The Travel + Hospitality Group, the largest travel and hospitality media company in the world, delivering integrated products and intuitive solutions to drive demand for the travel and hospitality industry. With more than 20 years of industry experience, he has been a driving force for many successful products and event launches throughout the years including Luxury Travel Advisor magazine, Luxury Hotelier magazine, Luxury Travel Expo, HotelWorld Expo & Conference and Incentive Travel Exchange. As Vice President of the Travel + Hospitality Group, John oversees all products within the travel and hospitality divisions of the group.

Maurice Bakley
President, FierceMarkets
Washington, DC

Mr. Bakley is President of FierceMarkets, a leading business-to-business digital media company targeting the dynamic industries of Telecom, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Enterprise IT, Government, Finance and Energy. He previously served as FierceMarkets' COO and VP Web Business and has over 15 years of experience in growth companies and B2B media in the US and Europe. Bakley holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in International Relations and German from Tufts University.

Iain Tonna
President, Questex-McLean Events
Surrey, UK