Winfried Gleue, former CEO and President of Hostmann-Steinberg North America, passed away on January 29th. He was 66 years old.
Born in Celle Germany in 1944, Gleue immigrated to Canada in 1980 to become the President and CEO of Hostmann-Steinberg North America. He then spent the remaining decades of his career as one of the most-prominent ink executives in North America.
In addition to building a large-scale ink-manufacturing operation in Canada, Gleue was heavily involved with the Canadian Printing Ink Manufacturers Association, where he once served as President.
He was also a long-standing member on the Supervisory Board of Ryerson University’s Graphic Communications Management program, and a member of the U.S. National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers.
He is survived by his wife Jutta, two children, Richard and Katrina, and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be at the R.S. Kane Funeral Home, 6150 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario (416-221-1159) on Thursday February 3rd from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Funeral Service will be at the Christ the King-Dietrich Bonhoeffer Lutheran Church, 149 Bay Thorn Drive, Thornhill, Ontario (905-889-0873, www.lutheran-church-thornhill.org) on Friday February 4th at 11:00 am.
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