Weymouth, MA - InfoTrends is pleased to announce that Pat McGrew will be joining the company as Director of the Production Workflow Solutions (PWS) advisory service at the end of June. In her role, McGrew will have responsibility for forecasting, market analysis, research, and custom consulting related to production workflow software and solution trends within the printing, packaging, and publishing industries.

Since 2011, McGrew has been with Hewlett-Packard, Inc., most recently as the Customer Engagement Evangelist for the HP PageWide Web Press group. Prior to HP, McGrew was the Data-driven Communication Segment Evangelist for Eastman Kodak, the Director of Document Solutions for Pitney Bowes Management Services, and the President of GenText, Inc. McGrew was a Consultant with InfoTrends from 1998 to 2003.

“It is a pleasure to welcome Pat back to the InfoTrends team” commented Jim Hamilton, Group Director at InfoTrends, “Pat’s wealth of industry knowledge and extensive market experience make her a valuable addition to our Production Workflow Solutions advisory service.”

Ms. McGrew is a well-respected speaker as well as the author or co-author of many books, magazine, and journal articles. She was the 2016 recipient of the Brian Platte Lifetime Achievement Award from Xplor International, which also presented her with the President's Award in 2010. #GirlsWhoPrint named her their Girlie Award winner in 2014. McGrew holds numerous certifications from Xplor International, the Direct Marketing Association, and the United States Postal Service. She is also Owner/Publisher of McGrewGroup LLC and MC2Books.

“It is great to be coming back to the Infotrends team after touring the industry and learning from great organizations. Production Workflow is becoming more important every day across multiple segments. The chance to work with the Infotrends analysts is exciting,” said McGrew.