NAPERVILLE, Ill., Oct. 30 -- Francis D. Gerace, Chief Executive Officer of Multi-Color Corporation, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute, Inc. (TLMI), Naperville, IL. TLMI is North America's leading trade association serving the tag and label industry, representing approximately 300 converter and supplier member companies. In addition to various positions at Multi-Color, Gerace served as Director of Strategic Business Systems for Fort James Corporation's Packaging Business from 1993 to 1998, and previously held various general management positions with Conagra, Inc. and Beatrice Foods Company. He and his wife, Linda, have four children and live in Maineville, OH. "Frank Gerace has been a very dedicated and active member of TLMI," said TLMI President John Bankson. "I look forward to working more closely with him on the TLMI Board in the months ahead." Established more than 70 years ago, TLMI is a member-driven association that provides effective forums to address issues critical to the success of the narrow web, tag, label, packaging and converting industry of North America. For information on the benefits of membership in TLMI, contact TLMI headquarters at (630) 357-9222; fax: (630) 357-0192, e-mail: [email protected], or website: www.tlmi.com.