NAGASA - Annual Report

• NAGASA 1998 Board of Directors
• NAGASA Announces New Directors for 1998
• 1998 Nomination & Award Committee

NAGASA 1998 Board of Directors

Officers
Chair (1999)
Brian H. Kroot, President
Northeastern Graphic Supply, Inc.
14 Industrial Way PO Box 1418
Portland ME 04104-1418
Phone: 207-797-9982 Fax: 207-797-9538
Email: bkroot@aol.com

Dealer and Reseller Vice President (1999) and Chair-Elect (2000)
Kyle Walker, Vice President and Sales Manager
Walker Supply Company
45 Derwood Circle
Rockville MD 20850
Phone: 301-738-6500 Fax: 301-738-1130
Email: kdwprint@aol.com

Manufacturer Vice President (1999)
Mark Kannenberg, President
RBP Chemical Corporation
150 South 118th Street PO Box 14069
Milwaukee WI 53214-0069
Phone: 414-258-0911 (x125) Fax: 414-258-7908
Email: markrbp@aol.com

Secretary/Treasurer (1999)
Paul F. Doucette, CEO and President
Doucette Corporation
539 Amalfi Drive
Pacific Palisades CA 90272
Phone: 310-459-5140 Fax: 310-459-5140
Email: bighammer@msn.com

Past Chair (1999)
John M. Alley, District Manager
Pitman Company
2338 Chaffee Drive
St. Louis MO 63146-3307
Phone: 314-569-0115 Fax: 314-569-0347

President and CEO
David J. Steinhardt, NAGASA
1604 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Washington DC 20009
Phone: 202-328-8441 Fax: 202-328-8513
Email: dsnagasa@aol.com

Directors
Bruce deRepentigny (2000)
President, TBJ Graphic Arts Supply Inc.
2285 New London Turnpike
Coventry RI 02816
Phone: 401-822-1900 Fax: 401-826-3021
Email: tbjbruce@aol.com

Stanley E. Freimuth (1999)
President, Industrial Imaging Markets Group
Fuji Photo Film USA, Inc.
1285 Hamilton Pkwy
Itasca IL 60143-1143
Phone: 630-773-7200 (x6270) Fax: 630-773-9415
Email: stan_freimuth@fujifilm.com

W. Bruce Goodwin (2000)
President, Glunz & Jensen, Inc.
21405 Airpark Drive
Elkwood VA 22718
Phone: 540-825-7300 (x302) Fax: 540-825-7525
Email: bgoodwin@glunz-jensen-usa.com

Julius Hjulian (2000)
President, Texas Type Company
PO Box 7496
San Antonio TX 78207-0496
Phone: 210-732-5116 Fax: 210-732-3973
Email: julius@texastype.com

Ted Meek (2000)
Vice President of Sales, Modern Photo Offset Supply, Inc.
536 East Market Street
Indianapolis IN 46204
Phone: 317-634-5500 Fax: 317-636-8652
Email: modern30tm@aol.com

Dana Melick (1999)
Channel and Product Marketing Manager,
Imation Publishing Software Corporation
1010 Western Avenue #900
Seattle WA 98104
Phone: 206-689-6700 Fax: 206-689-6702
Email: dmelick@luminous.com

Christine Miller Reid (2000)
Director, Dealer Operations-North America,
Polaroid Graphics Imaging
103 4th Avenue
Waltham MA 02154
Phone: 781-386-2396 Fax: 781-386-2383
Email: reidc@polaroid.com

Marilyn Mueller (1999)
President and CEO, Mueller Graphic Supply Inc.
11475 West Theodore Trecker Way
Milwaukee WI 53214
Phone: 414-475-0990 Fax: 414-475-0454
Email: mmueller@muellergraphic.com

Serge Ouellette (1999)
President, PESDA Canada and
Eastern Divn Manager, Heidelberg Canada
2324 32nd Avenue
Lachine PQ Canada H8T 3H4
Phone: 514-631-6270 Fax: 514-636-4856

David Reny (2000)
Vice President and Managing Director,
Standard Finishing Systems
10 Connector Road
Andover MA 01810
Phone: 978-470-1920 Fax: 978-470-0819
Email: corporate@sdmc.com

William M. Rychel (1999)
President, Graphics Division Tekgraf, Inc.
980 Corporate Woods Pkwy
Vernon Hills IL 60061
Phone: 847-913-5888 Fax: 847-913-5595
Email: wrychel@gnr.com

Andrew Snively (1999)
Vice Chairman, Bosworth Papers Inc.
PO Box 2528
Houston TX 77252-2528
Phone: 713-460-5060 Fax: 713-939-0215

Joe Thornhill (2000)
President, Taylor Impression, Inc.
2741 Nonconnah Blvd
Memphis TN 38132
Phone: 901-345-5802 Fax: 901-345-5820

Steven Tripp (1999)
President, The Tripp Company
6 Brooks Drive
Braintree MA 02184-3839
Phone: 781-848-1230 Fax: 860-627-6534
Email: steven_tripp@tripp.com

Kelly VandenBosch (1999)
Graphic Arts Sales Manager-North America, X-Rite, Inc.
3100 44th Street SW
Grandville MI 49418
Phone: 616-534-7667 (x2257) Fax: 616-534-8960
Email: kvbosch@x-rite.com

Bruce deRepentigny, President, TBJ Graphic Arts Supply. Bruce served under the NGADA founding organization and plans to become a pro-active member of NAGASA. He believes the small dealer is losing its identity within NAGASA as a result of all the mergers and acquisitions and that large dealers and manufacturers seem to have all the headlines and get most of the ink. At the first Owner-Managed Dealer Network meeting held at Print ’97 in Chicago, more than 25 owners in attendance encouraged Bruce to become more involved in a leadership position. In light of all that is happening in the graphic arts industry, Bruce feels that it is most important that the voice of the owner-managed dealers be represented on the board of directors. After all, every graphic arts dealer at one time was owner-managed. He looks forward to working with the dealer community and representing their views to the entire board of directors. Bruce also serves as the chair of the new Owner-Managed Network within NAGASA.

W. Bruce Goodwin, President, Glunz & Jensen Inc. The rapid pace of change in the graphic arts industry requires close cooperation between dealers and suppliers to take advantage of the many new emerging business opportunities. NAGASA has proven to be the most effective forum for improving communication in the dealer/supplier community. Bruce plans to use his industry experience to enhance the work of NAGASA to improve communication and collaboration that will embrace change and increase profitability.

Julius R. Hjulian, President, Texas Type Co. Julius offers his twenty-two years experience bridging domestic and international and manufacturer and dealer. He brings a unique perspective to the board of directors -- providing dual understanding and input for many issues from both the manufacturer and dealer viewpoints. Julius spent twenty-two years with Fortune 200 corporations that marketed through independent dealerships. For the last nine years he has operated as owner of an independent dealership located in a small marketing area. Furthermore, as NAGASA expands its reach in this hemisphere and around the world Julius would like to apply extensive worldwide work experience and provide input and guidance on the future direction of NAGASA for the 21st Century.

Ted Meek, Vice President, Modern Photo Offset Supply. The challenge presented by the consolidation of manufacturers and dealers emphasizes the need to seek a win-win relationship rather than win-lose adversarial confrontations. Ted believes NAGASA can serve as the vehicle providing a forum for achieving this goal in an industry which is presently trying to re-discover stability. Increasing membership and then opening communications on a more frequent basis can help attain progress. Our industry is rapidly changing and Ted sees NAGASA as a necessity to help members find their niche in order to survive into the future.

Christine Miller Reid, Director of Dealer Operations-North America, Polaroid Graphics Imaging. Christine seeks to make NAGASA a vehicle for the building of long lasting alliances. She believes this is based on integrity, commitment, trust, and openness -- translating into true partnership. This past year, Christine served a one-year term on the board of directors and serves as an active member of the NAGASA education committee. Christine would like to see NAGASA enhance its educational programs and seminars and develop collective goals meeting the needs of manufacturers and dealers to make the channel strong and successful.

David Reny, Vice President & Managing Director, Standard Finishing Systems. Since 1910, Standard has successfully distributed its products through a network of independent machine dealers. During his twenty plus years with Standard, David has come to believe that, when it works right, the independent dealer network is the best way to sell and service equipment. Technological innovations, mergers and acquisitions, and new business sophistication occurring in our industry are challenging the very existence of the independent dealer. He still believes in the viability and resilience of the independent dealer channel, but that it needs to be supported with commitment and focus from both sides. Getting more involved with the NAGASA board of directors is one more way David hopes to help make a difference in strengthening the channel.

Joe Thornhill, President, Taylor Impression, Inc. Joe feels that serving on the board of NAGASA is an honor and a privilege. He brings insight about the ever-changing graphic arts market that will benefit new as well as established members having served as a past member of the board. Taylor Impression is rich in experience in the area of equipment sales and service; an area that other companies with the help of NAGASA and its educational programs must embrace to grow. Joe hopes to strengthen NAGASA programs to better serve the independent and equipment dealers.

The Following Served on the 1998 Nomination & Award Committee:

Co-chairs and NAGASA Vice Presidents
Brian Kroot, Northeastern Graphic Supply
Mark Kannenberg, RBP Chemical Corporation, and Members
J.C. Anson, Rip-it Computer Technologies
Dick Blair, Young Phillips
John Chistolini, Bloom’s Inc
Don Hanigan, Multigraphics, Hanley Graphic Products Division
Richard Jacobs, Statewide Offset, Inc.
Larry Ritsema, The Challenge Machinery Co.
Tom Saggiomo, Kodak Polychrome Graphics

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