PRINTER news

Two additions have been announced at Wichita, KS-based McCormick-Armstrong Co. Vernon Reeves has joined as a sales account representative based in Dallas. Michael Murphy has also been hired as a sales rep based in the Cincinnati market, and is now responsible for sales in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

John Lemke has joined The EGT Group, Madison Heights, MI, as purchasing department manager. Lemke comes to EGT from Budco, where he had spent the last 18 years serving as director of purchasing and general manager of the printing operations and bindery.

Andy Brown has joined Seattle-based BIGink, a large-format and creative solutions printer, as senior project manager on the customer service team.

Cranford, NJ-based Plymouth Printing has tapped Keith Dovel as president and COO. Dovel has served as Plymouth’s vice president and general manager since 2006, and succeeds H.D. Auerbach, who was named Plymouth’s chairman and CEO, after a 38-year tenure as president.

Ann Massei is the new marketing director at Chatsworth, CA-based Impress Communications. Impress also reports it is poised for major growth with the infusion of $8 million in new press equipment and capabilities added over the past 18 months.

Claremont, CA-based Phoenix Marketing Services has named Roger Underwood as its new digital sales representative.

Randy Hewitt has been promoted to Padgett Printing’s sales team. Hewitt has worked as a production coordinator since he joined the Dallas-based company in November of 2005.

Ft. Lee, NJ-based American Bank- note, parent of the ABnote Group, has tapped Timothy Wright as vice president of product marketing for ABnote. Wright previously served as vice president of sales at Innovative Card Technologies.

The new pressroom manager at Modern International Graphics, Eastlake, OH, is Jamie Vanoster. He formerly held positions at Austin Printing and Franzen Graphics.

The new national sales manager at Victor Graphics, Baltimore, is J. Michael Roeck. He previously served as vice president of sales for the Midwest with the Banta Corp.