Vance Publishing Hires Jim Yemm to Head Up Doane

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(Business Wire)--
Jim Yemm has joined Vance Publishing Corporation as General
Manager of the Doane Advisory Services division, based in the
company's St. Louis, MO., offices.

In making the announcement, Vance Vice President, Publishing
Director Donald P. Ransdell noted Yemm's customer-focused background
and strong general management skills. "Jim has experience in full P&L
management and high-level customer development," Ransdell said. "He is
extremely client-focused, with excellent communication skills, and
possesses a wealth of experience in financial and data-gathering
products and services. Jim's passion and drive, paired with his
technology background and experience in an Internet-centric
environment, made him the ideal person for the senior position at
Doane."

"I am joining a very seasoned staff already on the ground here,"
Yemm said. "The Doane products are solid, and our history is strong.
My goal is to build on that rich tradition with new ideas that will
increase our markets and enhance the value we give our customers."

Prior to joining Vance, Yemm led St. Louis-based customer
development initiatives as Senior Engagement Leader for Infosys
Technologies, where he managed a $50 million global IT services
practice. Previously, he was Director of Business Operations & Finance
for MasterCard International, Manager for the Management Consulting
Services group at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Financial Manager and
Financial Analyst for Ralston Purina Pet Products. Yemm earned his MBA
at Washington University's Olin School of Business and did his
undergraduate studies at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

The Doane division is part of Vance Publishing's Food360 group,
and consists of three major product lines. AgServ Economic Forecast, a
premier forecasting service for agribusiness, provides critical
information on U.S. crop acreage, livestock numbers and prices, and
analysis of more than 90 crops and four livestock categories. Doane's
Agricultural Report, a weekly publication prepared by an in-house
staff of agricultural economists, is the industry bellwether of farm
marketing advisory services. Doane's Commercial Advisor provides
weekly forecasts, special reports and consulting services for many of
the Fortune 500 companies involved in all aspects of the $661 billion
food industry. Each product is delivered on-line and in print to meet
the individual consumer's needs.

In addition to the Doane products, Vance's Food360 group includes
the print publications Drovers, Dairy Herd Management, Bovine
Veterinarian, Pork, The Packer, Produce Merchandising, The Grower,
Citrus & Vegetable, and Greenbook Crop Protection Reference, along
with Red Book Credit Services, web sites, e-newsletters, and a host of
other digital products and events.

Vance Publishing Corp. is headquartered in Lincolnshire, IL, with
offices in Lenexa, KS and St. Louis, MO. Since its founding in 1937,
Vance Publishing has been a recognized leader in business information
and communications. The company serves select business-to-business
markets with 20 magazines, a host of newsletters, web offerings,
events, data and custom media products.

Vance Publishing Corp.
Donald P. Ransdell, 913-438-8700

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