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DARREN GEORGE NAMED OPERATIONS MANAGER LENEXA, Kansas, July 24, 2006—Darren George has been named operations manager for xpedx Printing Technologies of Lenexa, KS. The company is the exclusive full-line marketer and distributor of Ryobi-branded printing presses in the U.S. George has an 18-year career in the printing and graphics industry, eight of which are with xpedx. Before assuming the top operations post at xpedx Printing Technologies, George served as central regional manager for the company, managing 22 dealers across 17 states and responsible for doubling the sales revenue over the past three years. He reports directly to xpedx Printing Technologies vice president and general manager Don Harvey. “Darren is a talented printing technology, sales, service and operations professional,” said Harvey. “He has strong, longstanding relationships with printers and graphics dealers across the U.S. as well as deep experience in operations management. He has already identified and implemented several important customer-focused operational improvements and more are on the way.” Prior to joining xpedx, George was a technical sales manager for five years at Accel Graphic Systems, Dallas, where he also had national accounts responsibility and managed distributors across the Midwest and South. From 1988 to 1993, he served as technical service department manager for Taylor Corp. at its Mankato, MN, headquarters. He began his career as a printing press operator at Taylor Corp. About xpedx Printing Technologies xpedx Printing Technologies, a wholly owned division of xpedx, offers rapid-response, local technical support, press operator training, a large parts warehouse and a showroom/demo center at its metro Kansas City headquarters. It has a team of executive, sales and technical staff in Lenexa, Kansas, and currently has 50 dealers across the U.S. responsible for local sales and service. The company is on the web at ryobi.xpedx.com. The telephone is 800-553-4980. xpedx has a 31-year exclusive relationship with Ryobi Graphic Systems of Japan to distribute printing presses across the U.S. About xpedx and its businesses Loveland, Ohio-based xpedx, an International Paper company, is North America’s largest marketer and distributor of printing papers, graphics, packaging and facilities supplies and equipment with more than 7,000 employees in 250 locations in the U.S. and Mexico. Major customers include commercial printers, publishers, manufacturers and companies across many industry segments. xpedx is one of the largest distributors of post-consumer waste content and recycled printing papers in North America. Other xpedx owned-and-operated businesses include New York-based publishing papers supplier Bulkley Dunton, the xpedx National Technology Center (NTC), a pre-press laboratory and demonstration center based in Cleveland, Ohio, as well as a network of 140 retail paper stores in 32 states that operate under the names xpedx Paper & Graphics, xpedx Paper Store, If It’s Paper and Arvey Paper & Office Products. In Mexico, xpedx owns and operates 20 distribution centers and retail stores from the U.S.-Mexico border to Mexico City. xpedx operates one of the largest business-to-business e-commerce sites, xpedx.com, as well as suiteshoponline.com for graphics professionals.### Contact: Erik Godchaux, Media Strategy Group, Madison, Wisconsin, 608-256-4540 |
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