About Us

Taking the helm as CEO in early 2016, Brion quickly established three key growth goals for Technology Publishing: to increase TPC’s value as a content provider; to expand its solutions as an industry data provider; and to increase its capabilities as a marketing services partner.

In his career, Brion has held lead executive roles in media and publishing — most recently as president and chief operating officer of AtComedia in the global oil and gas industry. Earlier, he was vice president of publishing operations for Hart Energy and vice president and group publisher at Reed Business Information, serving the hospitality industry. He has also led media brands in the information technology, manufacturing and interior design industries.

Brion holds a B.A. degree in business administration and economics from Culver-Stockton College, certification from the Advanced Management Forum of the American Business Media Kellogg/Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and served as guest lecturer for three years at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

Since 1995, Andy has been instrumental in the development of Technology Publishing Company, building our presence at meeting and conference sites throughout Europe and the U.S., serving as IT manager and web development director and, more recently, overseeing industrial products and corporate operations. While his primary focus is growing our industrial division, he also works with every business area in the company to ensure that our web-based products and services meet the needs of staff and clients.

With a degree in chemistry from Carnegie-Mellon University and two decades of exposure to the paint and coatings industry through TPC, Andy appreciates the complexity of coatings formulation and application, and he understands the issues that concern our audience. This insight informs his work as a strategist and digital product developer.

Before joining us, Ashley operated a creative services business specializing in publishing start-ups and was contracted by TPC to launch JPCL EUROPE, the magazine and website for coatings professionals in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Recognized by the FOLIO Awards for digital design, the magazine ultimately merged with PaintSquare.com, and she accepted her current role as creative and user-experience lead to develop and improve the company’s online products and corporate branding.

Ashley holds a B.A. in foreign language and communication media and an M.A. in design. She has served in many roles during her 30-year career, including editor-in-chief, creative director, designer, photographer and production director on high-profile consumer and trade magazines, books, websites and retail marketing campaigns. Among her clients were Hachette Filipacchi (Hearst), Gruner + Jahr, Penton, Williams & Wilkins (Lippincott), McGraw-Hill, Morris Media, Zumba Fitness, C-SPAN, and KAO USA.