Nominations now open; awards to be presented at October’s WhatTheyThink Print CEO Forum

Lexington, Kentucky USA -- WhatTheyThink.com today announced that it is hosting the first annual Print CEO of the Year award.  Nominations are now open. A qualifying Print CEO must have been in his or her position for at least two years and have demonstrated inspirational and innovative leadership of a company that has shown success during his or her tenure.  Success is measured by metrics such as revenue or profit growth, corporate transformation initiatives and/or environmental leadership, or other qualifications the nominator deems important. Awards will be presented at the second annual Print CEO Forum scheduled for October 2^nd and 3^rd in Chicago.

“There are many ways in which this award is different from others in our industry,” said Randy Davidson, President of WhatTheyThink. “While initial nominations will be reviewed by a panel of esteemed industry experts, the final choices will be made by voting among more than 1,000 print CEOs, making this the only award that is determined by CEO peers.  In addition, WhatTheyThink has worked with a renowned artist and sculptor to create awards that are memorable and are themselves works of art.”

Awards will be presented to four runner-ups and the CEO of the Year at a dinner on October 2^nd during the second annual Print CEO Forum, being held at Chicago’s prestigious University Club and sponsored by manroland.  “It is our hope that all five finalists will be present at this printer-only event to partake in the learning experience, to share their expertise during the conference, and to accept the awards in person,” added Davidson.

A preliminary agenda and registration page for the Forum as well as the nomination form for Print CEO of the Year are available at PrintCEOForum.com. WhatTheyThink has also arranged a limited number of rooms at the University Club, should attendees wish to take advantage of the convenience of staying at this exclusive venue during the Forum. Make your recommendation for Print CEO of the Year today.  Nominations close August 1^st, and the five finalists will be named September 1^st.

“While the Print CEO Forum is a printer-only event and the CEO of the Year award is being judged by Print CEO peers,” said Davidson, “we are pleased that manroland has agreed to be our sponsor this year, allowing us to grow this exclusive event, add the awards, and make it even more valuable to attendees than last year.”

About WhatTheyThink.com

WhatTheyThink is the printing and publishing industry's leading media organization; offering a wide range of publications delivering unbiased, real-time market intelligence, industry news, economic and trend analysis, peer-to-peer communication, and special reports on emerging technology and critical events. WhatTheyThink also hosts webinars and live events as well as providing content through a syndication program, which delivers content directly to related websites.

About manroland

manroland Inc., a division of manroland AG, is the world’s second largest printing systems manufacturer and the world’s market leader in web offset.  manroland employs almost 8,700 people and has annual sales of some Euro 1.7 billion with an export share of almost 80%.  Web and sheetfed offset presses provide solutions for publishing, commercial and packaging printing.  For more information visit the web site at www.manroland.us.com <http://www.manroland.us.com>.