PIA Announces 2012 Officers and Board of Directors

Secretary: David A. Olberding Phototype, Cincinnati.
Olberding holds a bachelor’s degree from RIT and an MBA from Ohio University. He has served on the Board for IPA (International Prepress Association) and is a former president of the Southeast Prepress Association. He also is a former chairman of the photography committee of FTA (Flexographic Technical Association). Olberding currently serves as an active member for the GWG (Ghent PDF Workgroup), an international standards group concerning adaption and specifications for PDF.

Treasurer: Michael S. Wurst, of Henry Wurst, Inc., Kansas City, Mo.
Wurst is the CEO of Henry Wurst, Inc., a 74-year-old family-owned and managed, $85 million commercial printing company. Headquartered in North Kansas City, Mo., Henry Wurst, Inc., also has facilities in Denver. Wurst actively is involved in his local affiliate, Printing & Imaging Association of MidAmerica, PIA and the World Presidents Organization, Entrepreneurial Exchange.

Immediate Past Chairman: Michael Keene of John Roberts Company, Minneapolis.
After graduating in 1972, Keene was appointed supervisor of the prepress department at The John Roberts Company and was named vice president in 1982. Keene has served as president of The John Roberts Company since 1986 and as chief executive officer since 1994. During his tenure, The John Roberts Company has increased market share and maintained a reputation for technical excellence and the effective integration of new technologies. Spearheading the company’s investment in ISO 9001:2000 certification is just one of the ways in which he has led The John Roberts Company into the highly competitive global economy of the 21st century.

Also joining the board of directors in 2012 are Jules Van Sant, affiliate representative on the board from Pacific Printing Industries Association; Robert G. Cullum, Jr., representing Printing Industries Alliance (PBR Graphics); Norvin Hagan representing Printing & Imaging Association of Georgia (Geographics Inc.); and Hal Stratton, representing the vendor community (Komori).