NPES Elect Four Directors at Spring Meeting

SANTA FE, N.M.—NPES The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies elected four new members of the board of directors at its spring meeting April 21-23 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The new directors are Gary Dolgins, Chief Executive Officer of Citiplate, Inc.; Patricia Janssen, Senior Vice President of MacDermid Printing Solutions; Robert Stabler, President of Nipson North America, and Wayne Wasulko, President and Founder of RIPit Computer Corporation.

Dolgins' business career spans more than 30 years in sales and marketing with leading graphic communications companies. Prior to joining Citiplate, he was Principal of The Dolgins Consulting Group and served on the board of Citiplate, in addition to advising companies such as Dalim Software, Caldera Graphic Systems and vio Worldwide. Previously he served as Vice President and General Manager of Gerber Systems, Vice President of Corporate Systems Marketing at Polychrome Corporation, and Vice President of Marketing at DuPont Electronic Imaging Systems Inc. (formerly Crosfield Electronics Inc.). With a strong commitment to education in graphic arts, he serves on the advisory boards of New York University Center for Graphic Communications and Management, Fairleigh Dickinson University and The Graphic Arts Advisory Commission of the New York City Board of Education.

As a Senior Vice President with MacDermid, Incorporated, Janssen is responsible for business development. Her career in the printing industry began at Hercules, Incorporated as a technical field representative following her early career in water treatment. During her years of service at Hercules she held positions in product development, technical service and sales in both Printing and Electronics. At the time the division was acquired by MacDermid, she had achieved the position of Vice President and General Manager for Electronics and Printing. When the business transitioned to MacDermid, she continued as President of the combined Electronics and Printing groups. In 2000, she accepted the position as President of BASF Printing Systems responsible for the Printing Plate and Ink business in North America and has now returned to MacDermid in her present capacity.