About Vendome Group, LLC

Founded in July 2004, Vendome Group is led by seasoned publishing executives with the passion and drive to achieve Vendome's mission of serving as one of the most trusted sources of information for business executives and professionals in the healthcare, real estate, chemical and construction industries.

Vendome provides critical information products designed to improve the efficiency and productivity of our business and professional customers.  This information is disseminated in print and online products, including magazines, conferences and seminars, newsletters, databases, webinars and research reports.

At Vendome, identifying great ideas and creating partnerships with exceptional organizations are critical components of our growth and development. We are always interested in speaking with organizations that offer products that complement our own and in establishing strategic partnerships that will strengthen our market positions.

About Our Executive Team

Jane Butler is the founder and CEO of Vendome Group. Ms. Butler is responsible for Vendome’s overall strategy and management and for growing its revenues through marketing, product development and acquisitions.  At Vendome, Ms. Butler is building upon her track record of success as a long-time executive with a wide range of experiences in professional and educational publishing companies specializing in the legal, regulatory, business and scientific markets. 

In her prior role as CEO of Wolters Kluwer’s Aspen Publishers, Ms. Butler helped to reposition the company, shifting it from a specialty print publisher to the third largest provider of proprietary print and online legal content in the United States.  She led Aspen through its rapid expansion by building its marketing and sales organization, driving new product development and overseeing the acquisition of 18 businesses, including, most notably, the professional and law school divisions of Little, Brown and Company and John Wiley & Son’s Wiley Law.

Ms. Butler began her career at Macmillan Publisher and later worked at Thomson’s Warren Gorham Lamont, W.H. Freeman & Company, Academic Press and R.R. Bowker.

Mike Muller is the CFO of Vendome Group.  He is responsible for directing the organization’s financial goals, including budget planning, oversight of accounting/record-keeping, treasury management and financial reporting to higher management and lenders.  Mr. Muller also sits on the Executive Committee and reports directly to Vendome’s CEO, Jane Butler.

Prior to joining Vendome, Mr. Muller served Wolters Kluwer for twelve years in various financial capacities, most recently as Director of Finance for the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Division.

Mr. Muller started his publishing career with Prentice Hall/Simon & Schuster as VP and Business Manager for the Law & Business Division, where he served for nine years.

Mr. Muller holds a Masters in Business Administration from Montclair State University and a BS in Accounting from Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York.

Mark Fried is Vice President and Managing Director of Vendome Group. Mr. Fried is responsible for expanding Vendome’s product lines and for driving the overall direction of the company’s growth strategies, including acquisitions.

Prior to joining Vendome, Mr. Fried was the Director of CCH Tax & Accounting, a business of Wolters Kluwer.  In this role, he had managed the publishing division, which generated $50 million in revenue.  Mr. Fried helped to develop the vision and strategy for the growth of the books, journals, newsletters and online products for Wolters Kluwer.  He played an integral role in the merger of two distinct Wolters Kluwer groups – CCH Tax & Accounting and Aspen Publishing – successfully aligning the strategic, marketing, fulfillment and operation goals of the new organization.  Mr. Fried played an integral role in growing the organization’s overall business by developing successful new products and direct sales and marketing efforts.  Through his work reorganizing Wolters Kluwer’s editorial groups, Mr. Fried saved the organization nearly $1 million.

Mr. Fried held a number of positions with Wolters Kluwer, including Acquisitions Editor and Associate Publisher.  Before working for Wolters Kluwer, Mr. Fried was Vice President of Hitchenor Maher International, and held executive-level positions with Colgate Palmolive Company, Time Warner, Inc., and Arthur Andersen LLP.

Mr. Fried is a graduate of New York University’s Stern School of Business, where he earned his Masters in Business Administration.  He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Michigan.

Eric Woods is Vice President of Vendome Group and General Manager of the Conferences Division.  He is responsible for the strategic direction of the Conferences Division and for developing and implementing business, marketing, and branding strategies to increase customer awareness, build recognition, and grow the Conferences and other Vendome divisions.  Mr. Woods sits on the Executive Committee and manages the company’s overall branding strategy, reporting directly to Vendome’s CEO, Jane Butler.

Prior to joining Vendome, Mr. Woods was an independent consultant serving as the Vice President of Business Development for the international law firm of Thelen Reid and Priest, LLP.  He also worked as a branding and business development expert for such companies as Books 24x7, Thomson Corp., Thomson Learning, First Data Merchant Services, eONE Global, Bain Capital and Hewlett Packard. 

From 2002 through 2004, Mr. Woods was the CEO of Robert George Media Holdings (RGMH), and the lead marketing consultant for Strategic Marketing Partners International, an international marketing consulting firm owned and operated by RGMH.  As president and CEO of RGMH, Mr. Woods was responsible for the day-to-day operations and long-term strategic direction of three operating companies: DataHive, The Media Factory and SMPI. 

From 1991 to 2001, Mr. Woods was the president and founder of Communications Management International, a full-service strategic marketing company.  While at CMI, he worked with Fortune 1000 companies, including Digital Equipment Corporation, Compaq, Microsoft, McGraw-Hill and General Electric.  From 1988 to 1991, Mr. Woods was a communications consultant for Digital Equipment Corporation.  Prior to that, he worked for ABC News.

Mr. Woods has been included in the Who’s Who in American Business since 1993.  He has been featured in newspaper articles in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and he was credited with “(founding) the first virtual marketing organization” by the NY Times in 1993.

Mr. Woods holds a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication from Emerson College.