July 19th, 2006 – Richard Stratz, a web offset industry veteran with 25 years of experience, has joined Goss International as district sales manager. Stratz is covering states in the northwest and southwest U.S., including Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. He is focused on Goss commercial web press and finishing products. “We are very fortunate to be able to add such a knowledgeable industry veteran to serve our customers,” explains Graham Trevett, vice president of sales for Goss International. “Rich has an immense amount of hands-on experience in both the mechanical and business aspects of web offset production.” Stratz had worked for AWS for the past 25 years, most recently as vice president of sales and director of graphic arts sales. AWS provides a wide range of web offset auxiliaries, including systems for fountain solution management, water purification, temperature control, cooling, chilling and ink leveling. He previously had positions as lead mechanical installer, senior product manager, product designer and service manager. “Working for an auxiliary supplier, I worked extensively with Goss web presses and saw the performance advantages that Goss technology provides,” explains Stratz. “I'm excited about representing that technology and I look forward to discussing the performance advantages with printers in my region.” Stratz can be reached at 815-455-2204 or at [email protected]