ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA (July 2, 2001) – The Graphic Arts Marketing Information Service (GAMIS) of the Printing Industries of America, Inc. (PIA) recently elected new officers and members to its board of directors at its 35th Annual Meeting, June 26, in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
The Officers for the 2001-2002 term are as follows:
President: Mike Troy, market development manager, Fuji Photo Film USA, Itasca, Illinois
Vice President: Eric Frank, vice president marketing, direct imaging and digital printing, Heidelberg USA, Incorporated, Kennesaw, Georgia
Secretary/Treasurer: Jacques Denault, marketing coordinator, Transcontinental Printing, Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
Board Members for 2001-2002 include:
Three year term
Birgit Backofen-Rothacker, Director, Worldwide Trade Shows & Events, MAN Roland, Incorporated, Westmont, Illinois
Janice Lieff, director of research and analysis, A.T. Clayton and Company, Incorporated, Greenwich, Connecticut
Edwin Masten, Ph.D., manager, strategic planning and analysis, International Paper Company, Memphis, Tennessee
Two year term
Robert Feldberg, vice president of marketing, Konica Graphic Imaging USA, Glen Cove, New York
Steve Skal, market manager/national accounts sales manager, Rohm and Haas Company, Charlotte, North Carolina
Kim Stone, senior market research Analyst, Flint Ink Corporation, Ann Arbor, Michigan
One year term
Richard Ferranti, marketing manager, Newspaper Group, Agfa Corporation, Richfield Park, New Jersey
Michael Whitescarver, senior market analyst, Potlatch Corporation, Bloomington, Minnesota
GAMIS is a special industry group of PIA dedicated to providing its members with current, relevant market data and information on the graphic arts and related fields. The principal benefits of the organization are member-directed research studies, quarterly meetings, market research skills building and unlimited networking opportunities.
For more information about GAMIS visit www.gamis.org or contact Jackie Bland, GAMIS executive director, at
[email protected] or 703/519-8179.