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Contact: Fred Stringfellow Executive Director (443) 640-1045

FPPA Elects New Board

BEL AIR, MD: The Flexographic Pre-Press Platemakers Association (FPPA) proudly introduces its newly elected president and board of directors for 2008.

Neil Saunders, Container Graphics Corporation, of Cary, North Carolina will be leading FPPA as president. Saunders' term as president comes on the heels of a successful convention in San Antonio, Texas.

Supporting Saunders is a strong cabinet of officers including Immediate Past President, Dave Norton, NPP Packaging Graphics Specialists; President-Elect, Peter Cappas, United Engravers; Treasurer, Tim Moore, Southern Graphic Systems; and Secretary, Mark Barnard, Trinity Graphic USA. Greg Hauber, CSW, Inc.; Ron Moles, Focus Imaging Group; Tom Pohlman, Dynamic Dies; Elmer Graff, Flexographic Prepess Solutions; and David Bradford, NuPro Technologies are also serving on the 2008 Board.

During his acceptance speech, Saunders encouraged members to get involved in the Association by volunteering on its committees. Saunders highlighted the strong programs that FPPA has planned for the coming year, including its Fall Management Workshop, to be held October 13-15, 2008 in Chicago.

FPPA will hold its next Annual Convention at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona, March 1-3, 2009.

The purpose of the Flexographic Pre-Press Platemakers Association is to foster, promote, improve and enhance high standards of efficiency and cooperation within the flexographic pre-press platemaking industry.

(back row left to right: Tom Pohlman, Elmer Graff, Tim Moore, Ron Moles and Mark Barnard; front row left to right: David Bradford, Dave Norton, Neil Saunders, Greg Hauber and Peter Cappas)

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