Parsippany, NJ – – The L. P. Thebault Company announced that Wes Vanderwende has been promoted to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer reporting to J. Brian Thebault Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Vanderwende, who has over 30 years of printing industry experience, joined the L. P. Thebault Company in 2001 as Vice President of Manufacturing. He was promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer in August 2005. In his new role he will be responsible for all day-to-day operations of the company. In announcing the promotion Brian Thebault said: “I know the L. P. Thebault Company is fortunate to have many outstanding leaders driving our business. In Wes Vanderwende we have the individual with the team-building skills, the print industry expertise and the customer satisfaction drive to accelerate our growth and successfully meet the challenges our company faces today and in the future. Wes will be able to harness our technical expertise and creative energies to provide even greater value to our customers. Our company has a proud history. We are staffed throughout the organization with a wonderful group of dedicated employees. We are an industry leader with a strong foundation in print quality, innovation, technical expertise and creativity. I am confident Wes will successfully expand our efforts to leverage this expertise and the creativity of our employees to achieve unmatched levels of customer satisfaction and company growth.”