DAYTON, Ohio, April 28 -- The board of directors of Standard Register elected Tom Furey to be an officer of the company. Furey leads the company's Document and Label Solutions business unit as vice president and general manager. "Tom has excelled with the areas of increasing responsibility he's been given," said Dennis Rediker, president and CEO, "He's made a positive impact on the operations of this core part of our business." Furey joined Standard Register in 2004. He has an impressive track record of success in his career, as well as significant educational credentials. Prior to joining Standard Register, he held operations management positions with Avery Dennison. Leveraging Six Sigma and implementing Lean Manufacturing, he and his team helped drive industry-leading quality and productivity at his operations. Before that, Furey held operations positions with Allied Signal/Honeywell. Still earlier in his career, he served in the U.S. Navy as an operational test director and as a naval flight officer. Furey holds a bachelor's degree in Mathematics/Computer Science from the U.S. Naval Academy and a master's degree in Industrial Engineering from California State University. He also earned a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The board also elected Kathryn Lamme to senior vice president. She continues as general counsel and secretary, as well as head of Human Resources. In her role she provides strategic legal and human resources counsel as part of Standard Register's leadership team. "Katie assumed the additional responsibility for our Human Resources organization in 2004. She has done a good job leading two areas of the company that are critical to success in today's business environment," said Rediker. Lamme joined the company in 1998. Prior to that she was a partner at Turner, Granzow & Hollenkamp, a Dayton law firm. She holds a bachelor's degree from Cornell University, a master's degree from the University of Michigan, and a law degree from the University of Dayton.