NEWTON, Mass., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Questex Media Group, Inc., a global, diversified business-to-business media company and owner of American Spa and American Salon magazines, Medical Spa Report, and the International Beauty Shows, the International Esthetics, Cosmetics & Spa Conferences (IECSC) and the SPATEC appointment events today announced the acquisition of SpaTrade, which produces industry portals SpaTrade ( http://www.SpaTrade.com ) and SpaExec ( http://www.SpaExec.net ) and the SpaExec networking events. Nancy Griffin, Founder and President of SpaTrade, and her team will continue to operate the business.
"Nancy and her team have built great resources for the industry. We are very excited to have an executive of her caliber and stature in the industry become an integral member of our organization," said Kerry Gumas, President & CEO of Questex.
"We are thrilled to combine resources with Questex and believe our industry-leading websites, networking community and conferences complement their high-quality publications, tradeshows, marketing and information resources. We are looking forward to working together to further build and expand our services to the industry," said Nancy Griffin.
Founded in 2000, SpaTrade is a new media company serving the unique
needs of the global community of spa professionals primarily through its
cutting-edge web site -- http://www.SpaTrade.com -- which represents the
industry's largest online community with 15,000 registered members
representing spa owners, operators, practitioners, and suppliers from 94
countries. SpaTrade provides breaking news, expert moderated discussion
forums, a comprehensive product and service guide, and the Knowledge Base,
an extensive, searchable database of spa-related information. SpaTrade is
complemented by SpaExec.net,
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