After an extended illness, longtime publisher of Traders Magazine Kenneth Heath has passed away.
Ken was a beloved figure in the trading and publishing community. Along with serving as publisher of Traders and Securities Industry News, the weekly trade journal dedicated to financial services, Ken also launched the Wall Street Women awards for Traders. In four years, Wall Street Women has become a respected forum for celebrating the achievements of women in the trading and financial services space.
Ken was also a known and welcome presence at the assorted conferences and networking events of the Security Traders Association, its regional affiliates across the country, the National Organization of Investment Professionals and various Wall Street and media-related charity events. Kens photographs filled the back pages of Traders each month and the countless slideshows on its website.
The STA honored Ken with a Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual market structure conference in Washington DC in early October. Lisa Utasi of Clearbridge Investments and a longtime colleague of Kens presented the award to Kens daughters who travelled to Washington DC for the award.
Earlier this year, he was honored by the publishing industry for his community service. The Printing Industry Alliance presented him with the John Peter Zenger Medal for exhibiting “exemplary character in for the form of courage, charity, activism and service.”
Ken will be honored at this years Wall Street Women awards ceremony on the evening of Wednesday, November 5 at the New York Hilton Midtown.
Ken joined Traders as an advertising manager and was named publisher in 1994. During his tenure at SourceMedia, Ken oversaw Securities Industry News, Securities Technology Monitor, and Clearing Quarterly & Directory. He also held supervisory sales roles at SourceMedia’s Financial Planning, On Wall Street, and Bank Investment Consultant. Prior to his role at SourceMedia, Ken worked on the publishing side of Car & Driver magazine.
Ken Heath is survived by his wife Maureen, his two daughters Donna and Cheryl, and his grandchildren Philip, Jordan and Chelsea. His son Kenneth passed away in 2013.
Rest in peace.
