ALM? announced yesterday? the appointment of Scott Pierce to the new position of vice president, digital product development.
Pierce,we learn from the press release, has served as a consultant to the company on projects including ALM?s new Virtual LegalTech show.
He will now be responsible for development of new revenues through online products and markets, including virtual events, webcasts, and e-learning initiatives.
He will also oversee ALM?s legal conference business and will be based in New York City and will report to senior vice president Kevin Vermeulen.
Pierce joins ALM from his own consulting firm, Virtual Events Media.
Prior, he served as CEO of Pacific Paintball LLC and as senior vice president at The Nielsen Company?s Travel Network and has held a variety of senior management positions in the media, sports and association industries, for organizations including The American Hotel & Lodging Association, Advanstar, Reed Elsevier, Hearst and Miller-Freeman. Pierce is a graduate of C.W. Post/Long Island University.