(Nashville, TN) – The Printing Industry Association of the South, Inc. (PIAS) held elections for the Board of Directors during their annual convention, held from June 19-22, 2011 at the Hilton SanDestin Beach Resort in Destin, Florida.  Named Chairman of the Board for

2011-2012 was Mr. John Shadden, President of Starkey Printing Company in Chattanooga, TN.

Officers elected:

• Mr. Craig Welch of Welch Printing Company in Louisville, Kentucky was elected First Vice Chairman.
• Ms. Tonya Spiers of Knight Abbey Comm. Printing & Direct Mail in Biloxi, Mississippi was elected Second Vice Chairman.
• Mr. Hale Hawkins of Lewisburg Printing Company in Lewisburg, Tennessee was elected Secretary/Treasurer.
• Mr. Kevin McGee of Service Printers, Inc. in Flowood, Mississippi was elected Immediate Past Chairman.

Directors elected:

• Mr. Kirk Francis of Arena Imprints in Nashville, Tennessee
• Mr. Wyatt Hogue of Adams Lithographing Co. in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Directors re-elected:

• Mr. Fran Keefe of xpedx in Nashville, Tennessee
• Mr. Jim Paulsen of Paulsen Printing Company in Memphis, Tennessee
• Mr. David Johnson of PRISCO in Clarksville, Tennessee
• Mr. Hunt Nichols of Bindtech, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee
• Mr. David McQuiddy of McQuiddy Classic Printing in Nashville, Tennessee
• Mr. Chip Smith of Marshall & Bruce Company in Nashville, Tennessee

All officers will serve a one-year term, while the directors will serve three-year terms.