Joseph Loggia

Joe Loggia was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Advanstar, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Advanstar Communications Inc. in January 2004. Mr. Loggia is responsible for all aspects of business strategy, operating performance, organizational development, finance and administration. Since being named CEO, Mr. Loggia has led the effort to develop and implement a new strategy, which transformed the Company from a traditional B2B publisher and trade show producer to a market-focused media company, which leverages strong product positions to achieve long-term sustainable growth. He also spearheaded the successful divestiture of certain assets to Questex Media.

As President and Chief Operating Officer from 2001 through 2003, Mr. Loggia led the efforts to enhance Advanstar's operating efficiencies by re-engineering key business processes, implementing state-of-the-art data systems, new business development procedures and rewards, and a new growth-based management compensation system.

As President and Chief Executive Officer of MAGIC International, Mr. Loggia repositioned the MAGIC Marketplace, dramatically growing EBITDA in just three years and turning it into the most comprehensive, largest and most widely recognized apparel trade show in the world. Mr. Loggia led MAGIC's acquisition by and integration into Advanstar when he joined the Company in 1998.

Prior to joining MAGIC, Mr. Loggia, who is a Certified Public Accountant, was a manager at the accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand responsible for Fraud and Financial Investigations after spending ten years as a police officer.