Kathy Wells, who has a decade of expertise working in construction-related media, is the publication’s new editor-in-chief, efficient Aug. 5.
The award-winning, heavy-equipment development journal, Tools Right this moment, has named a brand new editor. Kathy Wells, who has a decade of expertise working in construction-related media, is the publication’s new editor-in-chief, efficient Aug. 5.
Wells takes over following the departure of Lori Ditoro, who has accepted a place at an industry-adjacent firm.
Wells is versed within the development {industry}, spending 9 years as editor of Building Enterprise Proprietor Journal & Digital Media, the place she led the model’s editorial crew and its content material methods for each print and digital media merchandise, together with the month-to-month print version, e-newsletters, webinar applications and particular initiatives.
She earned a bachelor’s diploma in English from Auburn College and has a decade of expertise working as an editor, author and communicator within the development {industry}.
She joined IRONMARKETS final 12 months as editor of OEM Off-Freeway, the place she’s been instrumental in rising the OEM Business Summit webinar sequence, restructuring the web site and extra.
“Kathy Wells’ breadth of expertise within the development and heavy-equipment industries is a boon to Tools Right this moment as we embark on our subsequent chapter of cutting-edge protection of the most recent tools traits within the market,” mentioned Sean Dunphy, writer of Tools Right this moment. “She is properly identified and extremely revered by leaders within the industries and is poised to take the publication to the subsequent degree.”
Ditoro joined IRONMARKETS in 2022 as editor of OEM Off-Freeway, after which moved over to the Tools Right this moment model as editor-in-chief in April 2023, the place she has made vital contributions to rising the model. Earlier than becoming a member of IRONMARKETS, Ditoro served in editorial roles, together with editorial director, of the Course of Circulation Community, publishers of Water Expertise, Processing, and Circulation Management; editor of Pumps & Programs; and editor of Upstream Pumping.
IRONMARKETS is a business-to-business media and purchaser engagement platform serving the heavy development, asphalt, concrete, paving, rental, sustainability, panorama, manufacturing, logistics, and provide chain markets. IRONMARKETS delivers industry-leading content material to its audiences by its digital properties, tradeshows, movies, magazines, webinars, and newsletters. It additionally supplies advertisers the analytics, information, and talent to attain their audience.
