Former Industrial Distribution Editor Jack Keough Joins MDM

"I'm delighted to be joining Tom Gale and the rest of the team at MDM," Keough said. "MDM has been a fixture in the distribution business for more than 40 years, providing distributors and manufacturers with timely and up-to-date information."

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Keough will contribute weekly blogs to the mdm.com Web site at www.mdm.com/blog, as well as contribute to Modern Distribution Management's other information services, including its premium newsletter, free e-newsletter, Webcasts, and market and economic data.

Keough was editor of Industrial Distribution magazine for nearly 25 years until the magazine was closed by parent company Reed Business Information-U.S. in early January. Keough is now president of Keough Business Communications, a firm that focuses on providing trade associations, marketing groups and distributors with customized e-mail newsletters, specialty magazines and public relations/marketing.

"The MDM audience gains another seasoned analyst sharing his unique view into what's behind the news in wholesale distribution channels," said Modern Distribution Management Publisher Tom Gale. "Everyone benefits from continuing to have access to his 25-year-plus perspective on what distribution executives face in these current complex markets."

Keough can be reached at jack@mdm.com or at 508-734-0029.