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PrintAction’s 2017 Industry Achievement Award Recipients

At the upcoming 12th annual Canadian Printing Awards gala, taking place on November 9, 2017, at the Palais Royale in Toronto, PrintAction magazine will honour four individuals who have had a significant impact on the Canadian printing industry. The gala is expected to attract more than 200 industry leaders from across country.

The Canadian Printing Awards program is designed to recognize printing innovation in the country through three distinct awards sections, grouped in Printing, Environmental and Technology categories. In 2008, PrintAction introduced an Industry Achievement component to the program to honour outstanding leadership as demonstrated by members of the Canadian printing community.

The 2017 Industry Achievement Award recipients, determined by PrintAction magazine, include:

John A. Young Lifetime Achievement Award
Bob Cockerill (retired in 2015)
Senior Vice President, SGK Inc.
President & Chief Operating Office, Schawk Canada Inc.
Chairman, PAC – Packaging Consortium
Board Member, IDEAlliance (2010 – 2013)
Board of Governors, Ryerson University (2008 – 2011)

Printing Leader of the Year
Sean Murray
President and CEO, Advocate Group of Companies, Pictou, Nova Scotia
Advocate Printing and Publishing Limited, Advocate Media Inc.

Emerging Leader of the Year
James Rowley
General Manager, Glenmore Custom Print + Packaging, Vancouver, British Columbia

Community Leader of the Year
John Hueston
President, Aylmer Express Graphics Group, Aylmer, Ontario

For more information about the 2017 awards program and gala, please visit Canadianprintingawards.com