Includes leaders from across the media supply chain

Alexandria, Virginia – Idealliance is pleased to announce the election of its 2016 Officers and Board of Directors. The new slate of officers and five new directors, comprised of international leaders from across the media supply chain, will lead the organization of more than 1,600 companies serving nearly 10,000 member professionals in its continued vision of advancing innovation in the global media supply chain.

“I am excited to accept the gavel of Idealliance as its 2016 Chairman.  It has been a privilege to work with so many fine companies, thought leaders, and dedicated association staff during my 10-year participation with IPA and Idealliance,” remarked Marriott Winchester, Executive Vice President of SGS International and incoming Idealliance Chairman of the Board. “The graphic communications industry has expanded services and evolved dramatically over the past few decades. Belonging to an industry association that has kept pace with change and supports its members in repositioning their companies for success, is one of the smartest investments any company can make.”

Newly elected Idealliance officers for 2016:

Board Chair - Marriott Winchester, Executive Vice President, SGS International
Vice Chair - Dick Ryan, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Publishers Press
Treasurer - Neil Johnson, VP Technical Solutions & Support, FUJIFILM North America Corporation
Secretary - Dino Pagliarello, Director, Product Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions
Past Chair - Joe Duncan, SVP, Group Executive Producer, Retail Production, Arc & Leo Burnett

Idealliance transitions the board each year with new leadership to ensure a continued responsiveness to changing industry dynamics. Newly elected Directors for 2016:

• Thomas M. Carroll, Executive Vice President of Human Resources, Government & Postal Affairs, RR Donnelley
• Mary Day, SVP, Director of Print Production, Energy BBDO
• Traci L. Lucien, Vice President, Print Center, AARP
• Meghan Milkowski, Vice President, Production & Circulation, Prometheus Global Media
• Frank Rubino, Solutions Director, MarkLogic Corporation

"The Idealliance Board of Directors continues to provide visionary leadership for the organization to support its mission of crafting best practices, advancing standards, and certifying people, processes, and systems to achieve the highest levels of performance in graphic communications," stated David J. Steinhardt, Idealliance President & CEO. "We look forward to continuing to support our members in innovating the media supply chain, capitalizing on their expertise with ink-on-paper in an omni-channel world.”

The 2016 Idealliance Board of Directors:

• Hye-Jeong Ahn, Managing Director, Graphics World (Korea)
• Thomas M. Carroll, Executive Vice President of Human Resources, Government & Postal Affairs, RR Donnelley
• Joe Cha, President, Hipzone
• Mary Day, SVP, Director of Print Production, Energy BBDO
• Daniel Dejan, North American ETC Print & Creative Manager, SAPPI Fine Paper 
• Neil Johnson, VP Technical Solutions & Support, FUJIFILM North America Corporation
• Stephen Kauffman, Chief Technology Officer, BlueSoftware LLC 
• Traci L. Lucien, Vice President, Print Center, AARP
• Meghan Milkowski, Vice President, Production & Circulation, Prometheus Global Media
• Dino Pagliarello, Konica Minolta Business Solutions
• Laura C. Reid, Vice President Production, Hearst Magazines
• Frank Rubino, Solutions Director, MarkLogic Corporation
• Dick Ryan, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Publishers Press
• Joe Schick, Vice President of Postal Affairs, Quad/Graphics, Inc.
• Joan Solà, Executive Vice President, Chief Global Markets, Zinio LLC
• David J. Steinhardt, President & CEO, Idealliance
• Marriott Winchester, Executive Vice President, SGS International