GEORGE KALLAS
PRESIDENT & CEO,
METROPOLITAN FINE PRINTERS
VANCOUVER, BC
WARD GRIFFIN
PRESIDENT & CEO,
THE LOWE-MARTIN GROUP
OTTAWA, ON
Founding his company in 1977, by printing stationery, Kallas is now recognized as one of the highest-quality printers on the planet.
JAMIE O’BORN
PRESIDENT,
THE PRINTING HOUSE
TORONTO, ON
Celebrating Lowe-Martin’s 100th anniversary in 2008, Griffin became CEO of the company in 1996, succeeding his father who purchased it in
GULAM JAFFER
PRESIDENT & CEO,
WEST STAR PRINTING
TORONTO, ON
O’Born was named TPH’s youngest top-perform- ing manager across Canada at just 22 years of age, which is the same age that her father was
when he began the company – in 1961. In 1989,
she launched a subsidiary called TPH Image
House, which kept the company in front of the
desktop-publishing revolution. Today, O’Born
oversees TPH’s 70-plus printing branches across
Canada, employing some 450 people. O’Born has
been on the Board of Junior Achievement Canada
since 2008.
From a 150,000-square-foot plant, Jaffer arguably
runs the most-influential trade printing company
in Greater Toronto, which is no small feat. His Star
Web operation holds three heatset web presses
(48-, 24-, and 16-page), while the sheetfed-based
West Star operation runs three 40-inch perfectors
(8-, 10, and 12-colours), amid smaller presses.
Jaffer can truly claim the ability to print on
anything, from an onion skin to the heaviest
folding-carton board.
The 40 remaining PA50 printers are arranged in alphabetical order.
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DAVID ALLAN PRESIDENT & CEO,
RHINO PRINT SOLUTIONS, CALGARY, AB
A 3-time Benny Award winner, Allan has led substantial
growth in recent years out of multiple commercial print-
ing plants (Calgary, Richmond) and sales offices.
RONALD ARENDS PRESIDENT & CEO,
CANADIAN BANK NOTE, OTTAWA, ON
A global provider of high-security print, CBN has four divisions:
Lottery, Identification, Shareholder and Payment Systems,
which includes the ultimate production challenge – currency.
JAMIE BARBIERI PRESIDENT,
PDI (PHIPPS DICKSON INTEGRIA), KIRKLAND, QC
Operating out of a new 95,000-sq-ft facility, after multiple
business purchases, Barbieri has been heavily involved
with the CPIA, currently as Secretary-Treasurer.
AL CARBONE EXECUTIVE VP,
ROSMAR LITHO, BAIE-D’URFE, QC
A 2nd-generation printer, Carbone works with his father and
brother to lead one of North America’s largest privately owned
packaging firms, specializing in carton and set-up boxes.
PETER COBER PRESIDENT,
COBER PRINTING, KITCHENER, ON
Heavily involved in the OPIA and SWOB for years, Cober runs
a highly respected, 4th-generation company and continually
invests in new technologies for both offset and toner.
SCOTT CROSBY OWNER,
HOLLAND & CROSBY, MISSISSAUGA, ON
After installing Canada’s first Inca Onset, Crosby
leads one of North America’s most progressive
large-format companies, in operation since 1938.
MATTHEW ALEXANDER PRESIDENT & CEO, COLOUR INNOVATIONS, TORONTO, ON Founded as a prepress company 20 years ago, Alexander and his four partners leverage commercial-printing technical expertise with strong design-community and environmental positions.
JOHN BACOPULOS PRESIDENT & CEO,
IRONSTONE MEDIA, TORONTO, ON
An early adopter of digital-content integration, Bacopulos’
Web Offset division produces traditional print, while IMprint
and LinkPath focus on Internet-based publishing.
BRUCE BERRY PRESIDENT & CEO,
WINPAK, WINNIPEG, MB
With 2009 sales of US$506 million, Berry focuses on the
development of materials and machines primarily used
for perishable foods, beverages and in health care.
FRANÇOIS CHARTRAND PRESIDENT,
IMPRIMERIE L’EMPREINTE, ST. LAURENT, QC
With back-to-back Grand Gutenberg Awards in Canada’s
top printing competition, Chartrand has positioned
L’Empreinte as one of the country’s highest-quality printers.
MIKE COLLINGE PRESIDENT,
WEBCOM, TORONTO, ON
With significant environmental initiatives over the past two
years, Collinge leds one of Canada’s largest book manufacturers with 250 employees and a 170,000-sq-ft plant.
JEAN DESCHAMPS PRESIDENT & CEO,
J.B. DESCHAMPS, QUEBEC, QC
With a 3rd-generation company, in business for over
80 years, Deschamps leads a large regional organization
self-described as the leading security printer in Quebec.
