RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 21 -- Cadmus Communications Corporation announced today that it has hired Andy Johnson as Executive Vice President of Print Services for Cadmus' Publisher Services Group. In this role, Mr. Johnson will have responsibility for all of the Company's five publication print locations in North America as well as the Company's affiliate print operations in China, Singapore, and Malaysia. Prior to joining Cadmus, Mr. Johnson was a Vice President & General Manager at Banta Corporation, where during his 14-year tenure he held a number of site and group manufacturing leadership positions. Mr. Johnson will report to Peter Hanson, Chief Operating Officer of Cadmus' Publisher Services Group, and will operate out of the Company's Columbia, Maryland facility. In recent months, Cadmus has worked aggressively to strengthen the management team within its $350 million Publisher Services Group. Since January, Cadmus has hired (i) Peter Hanson, who serves as Chief Operating Officer of the Publisher Services Group and formerly was President of Banta's Publication Division, (ii) John Miller, who serves as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Publisher Services Group and formerly held senior sales leadership roles at both Banta and RR Donnelley, and (iii) Larry Brandes, who serves as Director of Procurement of the Publisher Services Group and formerly held a similar position at Banta's Publication Division. Commenting on these additions and this new leadership, Bruce Thomas, Cadmus President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Peter has brought a high level of operational experience and expertise to Cadmus. In addition, he is rapidly building a team with the depth of knowledge and experience necessary to help us obtain maximum benefit from our full service capabilities and our new and now much more efficient manufacturing capabilities." Peter Hanson, Chief Operating Officer of the Publisher Services Group added, "I am very pleased to have an individual with Andy's capabilities join our team. Andy is an energetic and experienced leader with a deep knowledge of the printing industry. Moreover, Andy and John Miller have worked together previously and delivered exceptional results for me and for the operations I led. I expect them to have a similarly positive impact at Cadmus."