GIE Media names new leader

Cleveland – GIE Media, a leading business-to-business publisher, named Chris Foster president and c.o.o. of the company. Foster, who has spent the past five years on the board of directors for GIE Media, rejoins the company after serving eight years in various IT and business management capacities in the New York metro area.

Chris Foster

Foster began his business career with GIE Media in 1989 after graduating from Schiller University in Heidelberg, Germany, with a BBA in international marketing and a BBA in international business administration. Foster held several key management positions with GIE Media from 1989 to 1997, including IT operations management, general manager and c.f.o. He left GIE Media to expand his business experience, and now brings depth and expertise to his new leadership position.

Most recently, Foster served as vice president of product development for the market research firm InsightExpress. He was credited with developing the company’s award-winning technology and for having a direct and positive impact on the company’s five-year growth. Foster also served as c.t.o. for eCommerce Corp. and as a global division director of Attachmate Corp.

“GIE Media is a dynamic business with a portfolio of leading B2B communication products and services,” says Richard Foster, GIE Media’s chairman and c.e.o. “It’s a company filled with great employees and a strong management team. I’m thrilled that Chris has returned with his great energy and talent to lead our company into the future. His publishing background, combined with his technology expertise, will be a driving force in expanding our business position as a diverse media company with a deep commitment to meet the needs of our business-to-business market customers.”