PROMOTIONS
Rick Olszewski was named vice president and general manager of supplier Fasson Roll North America, an Avery Dennison business headquartered in Painesville, Ohio. He succeeded Robert Fines, who left the company to pursue other interests. Olszewski, who joined the company in 1997 as general manager of the Engineered Films division, most recently led the company's North American Graphics business, where he implemented Six Sigma and Horizons, a growth-building process. In 1998, Avery Dennison named Olszewski general manager of the year.
Bob Bouwens was named general manager of manufacturer Atlas Tag & Label Inc., Neenah, Wis. Bouwens, who more than 30 years ago joined the manufacturer's Grand Rapids, Mich.-based parent company Bissell® Inc., previously served as Bissell's production manager of injection molding and chemical packaging.
Glenn W. Mehltretter III was promoted to leader of the sales division at commercial printer Ket-Moy Printing Inc., Hamilton, Ohio. Mehltretter, who joined the company in 1994, previously served its sales, estimating, press and prepress departments. He was the company's top sales representative from 1999-2003. Prior to joining Ket-Moy Printing, Mehltretter sold professional video editing systems in the Southwest and worked as a TV producer at Oral Roberts.
Laura Unterbrink was named point-of-purchase (POP) market segment manager at Nazdar, a Shawnee, Kan.-based supplier of screen and digital inks, equipment and supplies. She's responsible for planning and organizing the company's efforts to expand its capabilities and services in the POP market. Unterbrink, who joined the company in September 2002 as a member of its marketing department, previously served in the applications lab at Kissel & Wolf (Kiwo). David Cunningham was named account executive. He's responsible for serving customers in the company's Southeastern region. Cunningham, who has been involved in the graphics industry since 1989, has experience in many facets of screen and digital production, and is a certified ISO instructor. Previously, he served as a process engineer at F.B. Johnston Company in Hillsborough, N.C.
NEW HIRES
A. Dennis Zehnle was named president of digital image and electronic management firm Document Imaging Inc. (DII), a subsidiary of Chicago-based distributorship Global DocuGraphix Inc. (GDX), located in Greenwood Village, Colo. A member of the GDX senior management team, he has 25 years of experience with technology solutions businesses. Previously, Zehnle served as president of Denver-based Visual Information Inc., a company that specializes in electronic data conversion, digital imaging and document management software applications, and as president of worldwide operations for the Enterprise Solutions Division of Information Handling Services Inc., one of Colorado's largest information solutions integrators.
Janet W. Collins was named vice president of marketing at Dayton, Ohio-based manufacturer The Relizon Company's U.S. Business Communications Group. Previously, she served as a partner at TurningPoint Marketing Inc., as senior vice president of marketing at Synchrony Communications and as a vice president of marketing at LexisNexis™.
James Jacques was named a director of business development at Gaithersburg, Md.-based graphic arts and marketing communications firm EPI-Colorspace. Jacques, who has 12 years of advertising and marketing communications experience, previously served as founding partner and creative director of Front Media Group, Arlington, Va. He will work out of the company's Gaithersburg headquarter facility.
Jody C. Harrison was named product manager of supplier Muller Martini Corp.'s Book Binding division. He replaces Ralph Zaengerle, who will return to the company's facility in Switzerland next month to serve as an area sales manager. Harrison, who earned a bachelor's degree in publishing management from Virginia Commonwealth University, has directed perfect binding and bindery operations at Cadmus Communications and ICM in Richmond.
APPOINTMENTS
John Chesney was elected to a 1-year term as chairman of the board of The Printing Industry of Illinois/Indiana (PII) Association, based in Chicago. Chesney is president of manufacturer Creative Printing Services Inc., Des Plaines, Ill. He has served as a PII volunteer board member and officer for many years.
IN MEMORIAM
Arthur C. Scalzo, 77, DMIA's 1976-77 manufacturing vice president and retired vice president of marketing at manufacturer Specialized Printed Forms Inc., Caledonia, N.Y., died Dec. 14, 2003 in Rochester, N.Y. Scalzo, who was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran, earned an engineering degree from Rochester Institute of Technology. He began his forms industry career handling advertising for an equipment manufacturer. In 1964, he was hired by Specialized Printed Forms' then president John W. Randall, DMIA's 1961-62 manufacturer section president, to lead the company's marketing efforts. Scalzo's work helped the company grow exponentially during his 26 years of service. With his engineering background, Scalzo was able to envision unique products for which the manufacturer became known. He was aware of the needs of distributors and their customers and was instrumental in making Specialized Printed Forms a source of support for distributors, including helping the company become one of the first manufacturers to offer forms management and marketing collateral for distributors. In 1973, Scalzo was elected to DMIA's Manufacturer Section Board and was honored as the association's Manufacturer Member of the Year. He served as Manufacturer Section secretary in 1973-74, second vice president in 1974-75 and first vice president in 1975-76. Scalzo became DMIA's first manufacturer vice president in 1976-77. He was instrumental in originating the Show Guide for Business Forms '75. He chaired "Back to Basics," a series of meetings on manufacturer/distributor relationships, and taught advertising and marketing at DMIA schools. Scalzo also was vice chairman of DMIA's Technical Education Committee. In 1975, he served on "Operation Rainbow," a task force that examined the potential for promotional printing sales by manufacturers. After retiring in 1990, Scalzo volunteered at a local hospital, coordinating displays and dabbling in painting.
