Alexandria, Virginia – IDEAlliance is pleased to announce the election of its 2013 Officers and Board of Directors. The new slate of executives take the helm at a time of considerable growth and opportunity for IDEAlliance, as the Association continues to lead its members through an unprecedented wave of changing technological and business dynamics.

Incoming Chairperson, Laura C. Reid, Vice President of Production for Hearst Magazines, stated, "As a long-time member of IDEAlliance, I look forward to serving as Board Chairperson in the coming year. We all know this is a critical time in our industry – so much that's new and so much change to manage every day. IDEAlliance and its Board of Directors are committed to supporting our industry and to see its members through this dynamic period of redirection and rejuvenation."

David J. Steinhardt, IDEAlliance President & CEO, commented, "Representing several continents and a broad media supply chain, the makeup of the 2013 Board of Directors is reflective of our diverse and expanding body of members. We thank this group of industry leaders for their support and dedication."

Elected to one-year terms as IDEAlliance Officers are:

Chairperson
Laura C. Reid
Vice President of Production
Hearst Magazines
New York, NY

Vice Chairman
Joe Duncan
Senior Vice President & Director,
Strategic Sourcing
Leo Burnett USA
Chicago, IL

Treasurer
Debbie Cooper
Vice President, Business Services
Brown Printing Company
Woodstock, IL

Secretary
Penny Sullivan
Vice President,
Editorial Operations & Technology
Meredith Corporation
Des Moines, IA

Past Chairman
Chip Harding – Ex-officio
Vice President/Partner
CSS Group Inc.
San Antonio, TX

President & CEO
David J. Steinhardt – Ex-officio
IDEAlliance
Alexandria, VA

Joining the board, having been elected to 2-year terms, are:

Hye-Jeong Ahn
Managing Director
Graphics World (Korea)
Seoul, KOREA

Daniel Dejan
North American ETC Print & Creative Manager
SAPPI Fine Paper
Hixson, TN

Art Fraser
Product Integrity Strategist Process Improvements Manager
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Kansas City, MO

Neil Johnson
VP Technical Solutions & Support
FUJIFILM North America Corporation
Graphic Systems Division
Hanover Park, IL

Christopher G. Lien
Vice President of Software Marketing
Bell and Howell
Rochester, NY

Continuing on the Board are:

Charles Blanchard
President/CEO
Blanchard Systems, Inc.
New Orleans, LA

Joe Cha
President
Hipzone
Monterey Park, CA

Bob Cockerill
Regional Managing Director
SCHAWK!
Mississauga, ON, Canada

Chandi Perera
CEOTypefi Systems
Peregian Beach, Australia

Marriott Winchester
Senior Vice President
SGS International
Louisville, KY

For more information, please contact Steve Bonoff at [email protected], or call 952-896-1908.