[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 9718-9719]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       IN TRIBUTE TO RON PLOTKIN

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 21, 2012

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tribute to a constituent and 
friend, Ron Plotkin, who will be rightfully honored this weekend by the 
Republican Jewish Coalition at its 2012 RJC Summer Bash.
  An ardent Zionist and member of the Republican Jewish Coalition's 
Board of Directors, Ron has committed himself to educating the voting 
public and supporting Republican candidates who understand the unique 
relationship between Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East, and 
the United States.
  In addition, Ron is a highly successful Los Angeles-based 
international business executive and philanthropist who has made his 
mark in corporate marketing and advertising. As a partner and Chief 
Operating Officer of TMP Worldwide, he was instrumental in building the 
company into the world's largest ``yellow pages'' advertising agency.
  The next global move was to cofound and develop the largest jobs 
website on the Internet, Monster.com. He is now Chief Executive Officer 
of Directional Marketing at Monster Worldwide.

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  Ron is an active investor in small technology start-up companies 
based on unique concepts that have the potential to be cutting-edge 
ground-breakers in very competitive fields.
  His career in Yellow Pages began in 1975 with the L.M. Berry Co. 
where he held a number of positions that progressed to sales management 
at its headquarters in Dayton, Ohio. In 1986, he became an equity 
partner in CPC (Communications Planning Corporation) and shortly 
afterward, he entered into a partnership arrangement with TMP 
Worldwide, and officially joined the company on July 1, 1988.
  He is also an Executive Advisory Board Member of the Cabrillo Music 
Theatre, Inc. and a Board Member of the Association of Directory 
Marketing, Inc.
  Mr. Speaker, I'm sure my colleagues join the Republican Jewish 
Coalition and me in honoring Ron for his tireless efforts on behalf of 
democracy both here at home and with our strong ally Israel.

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