Joseph P. Truncale

AMSP/NAPL/NAQP Chairman Tom Duchene yesterday announced a transition of executive leadership at the combined association. Effective Jan. 12, 2015, J. Kenneth Garner will become association chief executive officer, succeeding Joseph P. Truncale, Ph.D., CAE.

In an overwhelming vote of approval, by more than 97 percent of the votes cast, the memberships of the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) and the Association of Marketing Service Providers (AMSP) have agreed to merge two of the industry's most respected associations into a single entity that can provide an expanded slate of services to their respective members and the industry.

The National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) introduced its newest book, “Strategic Growth: The NAPL Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions,” at the NAPL/Mailing & Fulfillment Services Association (MFSA) M&A Conference in Arlington, Va., Sept. 24-25.

The National Association for Printing Leadership has announced several industry experts who will be presenting at this year's GRAPH EXPO, the largest and most dynamic graphic communications exhibition in the Americas in 2012.

The National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) and its small business advocate, the National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP), will participate as a supporter of the second annual Small Business on Nov. 26.

Darren Loken, President and Chief Executive Officer of Telepress, Seattle, Wash., was installed as Chairman of the Board of the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) earlier this month.