July 23, 2004 -- KBA North America, a leading sheetfed offset press manufacturer based in Williston, VT, has named Steve Korn its new district sales manager to cover the states of Illinois and Michigan. Prior to joining KBA, Korn worked for 16 years for another major press manufacturer in the Midwest. Korn graduated from Western Michigan University as an Industrial Technology major with a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in printing management and printing marketing and a minor in finance. “I am very excited to be representing KBA North America,” says Korn. “As the market continues to move to commodity pricing, printers have to find niches where they can be successful. KBA North America is the only press manufacturer that offers unique configurations and has the ability to build unique configurations for these printers.” “During the past year that Steve has represented KBA North America in Illinois and Michigan, our revenues have grown due to his $20 millionin transactions in his territory,” says Ralf Sammeck, KBA North America’s President and CEO. “We believe he will continue to be successful bringing new customers to our company.” Please find a downloadable version of this PR including photos at: http://www.kba-print.de/vt/headlines/sheetfed3/2004-07-23-00-0407-032_steve_korn.htm