JOC Group

JOC Group Inc.
Private company owned by IHS Inc.
Industry Media
Founded 2008
Headquarters Newark, New Jersey
Key people
 Gavin Carter,[1] CEO
Ian Blackman, CFO
Peter Tirschwell, Chief Content Officer
Rhiannon James, EVP JOC
Chris Brooks, Editor, The Journal of Commerce
Alli McEntyre, Publisher, Breakbulk
Products The Journal of Commerce
PIERS Trade Intelligence
Breakbulk magazine and events
TPM Conference
Website www.joc.com/group

JOC Group Inc. is a provider of global intelligence for trade, transportation and logistics professionals. Its brands include The Journal of Commerce,[2] PIERS: The Port Import/Export Reporting Service and a number of directory databases covering the international trade, railroad and trucking markets. The company also produces about 11 conferences and exhibitions serving international trade and maritime markets.

JOC Group Inc. is owned by IHS Inc..

History

Electra acquired JOC Group Inc. in April 2013[3] from UK based events-led marketing services and communications company, UBM plc. The company changed its name to JOC Group Inc. following that acquisition (previously UBM Global Trade Inc.).

IHS Inc. announced in November 2014 that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire JOC Group Inc. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Gavin Carter. "JOC Group Inc. Appoints Gavin Carter Chief Executive Officer",
  2. ↑ Fell, Jason (2009-01-23). "UBM Merges Global Trade Magazines - B2B". Foliomag.com. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  3. ↑ Electra. "Electra Partners acquires UBM plc’s Data Services businesses",
  4. ↑ IHS "IHS Announces Agreement to Acquire JOC Group, the World’s Leading Supplier of U.S. Seaborne Import and Export Trade Data"


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