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Two promotions have been announced at Baltimore-based Vertis Communications. Jeff Pritchett has been named vice president of finance and treasurer. David Glogoff has been promoted to chief legal officer and will also serve as secretary for Vertis’ board of directors.
The Jones Co., Chattanooga, TN, a division of Nationwide Graphics/Premier Print Organization, has named Todd Rohloff president of the company.Cindy Andrade, lettershop production manager at Intech Printing & Direct Mail, Naples, FL, has earned U.S. Postal Service certification as a Mailpiece Quality Control specialist. Andrade reportedly is the only MQC specialist in Southwest Florida, outside of the USPS, to be currently certified.
The Graphic Arts Association (GAA) recently honored Irvin J. Borowsky, founder of North American Publishing Co. (NAPCO), the publisher of Printing Impressions; Foster Manufacturing; and the National Liberty Museum, as its 2009 Neographics “Person of the Year” award recipient. Lawrence Wilks, founder of Dynamic Printing (now Astro-Dynamic Print & Graphic Services), received the 2009 Neographics “Craftsperson of the Year” award. The awards were presented on May 7 during the annual GAA Neographics awards gala in Philadelphia.
At Dallas-based Padgett Printing, Eric Luthe has been promoted to controller. Joining Padgett in 2005, Luthe worked in the company’s finance department, and most recently served as assistant controller.
Catherine Case has been chosen as the new curriculum manager at the Pewaukee, WI-based Institute for Graphics and Imaging (IGI). She is responsible for developing, scheduling and supervising IGI training courses, and for creating an entire curriculum to train graphic arts personnel. PI
