WALNUT CREEK, CA, Aug 07, 2008  -- American Reprographics Company , the nation's leading provider of reprographics services and technology, today announced that it has appointed veteran operations executive Dilantha "Dilo" Wijesuriya as an executive officer of the company. As Senior Vice President National Operations, Wijesuriya will be directly engaged in the day-to-day operations of the company's operating divisions, and will spearhead the company's international business development efforts.

Wijesuriya, 46, began his career with ARC as a manager at the company's Ford Graphics division in San Francisco in January of 1991. He subsequently became president of the division in 2001, and became an ARC regional operations head in 2004. Prior to his employment with American Reprographics Company, Wijesuriya was a divisional manager with Aitken-Spence from 1981-1990, a multi-national conglomerate headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

"Dilo has been a key player in the company's success since he joined us," said K. "Suri" Suriyakumar, Chairman, President and CEO of American Reprographics Company. "His insight into the company's culture and working style will be invaluable to the team, as will his truly outstanding team building skills. I'm looking forward to his continuing contribution to ARC as the scope of his responsibility expands."