Printing Industries of America completed the election of its 2017 Officers and Board of Directors, who began to function on November 20 after a ceremony at the association’s meetings in Kansas City, Missouri. There are no Canadian printing industry executives on the board this year or serving as elected officers.
Curt Kreisler of Gold Star Printers in Miami, Florida, will serve as the PIA’s Chairman of the Board. He has been an active member of the print community serving PIA and his local trade association, Printing Association of Florida (PAF). Before becoming Chairman, Kreisler served as a member of the PIA Executive Committee, Chairman of the PIA Association Relations Committee, Chairman of PIA’s Show Committee, and as a member of the PIA Finance Committee. While serving his local affiliate, Kreisler was elected as Chairman of the Board twice. He is also Chairman of PAF’s Trade Show Council that oversees the management and running of the Graphics of the Americas trade show in Miami. His previous print industry service also includes serving as Chairman of the Board of the National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP), which recognized him as Printer of the Year in 2007.
The remaining elected PIA board members include:
First Vice Chairman
Bryan Hall, CEO of Graphic Visual Solutions Inc. in Greensboro, North Carolina
Second Vice Chairman/Association Relations Committee Chairman
Michael Wurst, CEO of Henry Wurst Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri
Secretary to the Board
Paul Cousineau, Vice President of Prepress and Continuous Improvement with Dow Jones & Company Inc. in Princeton, New Jersey
Treasurer
John E. LeCloux, Vice President of WS Packaging Group in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Past Chairman of the Board
Bradley Thompson II, CEO of Inland Press in Detroit, Michigan
Also joining the Board of Directors in 2017 are: Roger Chamberlain, the Cincinnati Insurance Company, representing Printing Industries of Ohio; Scott Vaughn, The Standard Group, representing the Graphic Arts Association; Pat McBride, Envision Printing LLC, representing Printing & Imaging Association of Georgia; Ryan Stevens, Replica Printing Services, representing PIA San Diego; Dawn Nye, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, representing the vendor community; and Tad Parker of PINE, representing the affiliate managers.
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