September 29, 2003 – Montreal, Canada – RDP Marathon Inc., manufacturer of web presses for printing of documents, direct mail, commercial, and packaging is pleased to announce the appointment of George Herrick as north east region sales manager. Located in Connecticut, George will be promoting RDP’s fixed and variable size perfecting and non-perfecting web presses to printers based in the North East U.S. “The Eastern seaboard has the highest concentration of printers in the US,” said Eric Short, President and CEO, RDP Marathon Inc. “In addition to having the printing technologies that the market requires, we also provide our customers with the flexibility to pursue new business opportunities, and we are pleased to have an experienced professional like George represent us in this key region.” A graduate of the University of Maryland, and the Academy of Aeronautics, George brings over 20 years of experience in the printing industry, having been involved with many different aspects of the publication and commercial printing markets. RDP Marathon Inc. specializes in technical and custom engineering solutions utilizing combination print processes including litho, flexo, gravure, waterless and screen-printing for quality web printers. The RDP family of presses provides printers with the ability to serve existing markets while exploring rapidly emerging value-added segments.