David Savastano, Editor12.15.15
In April 2011, Jim Coleman, then the executive director of the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM), the trade association for the North American printing ink industry, retired. Brad Bergey was named the new executive director.
Bergey had an impressive resume. A 27-year ink industry veteran, he joined Sun Chemical in 1978 as an operations coordinator, and rose to president of the Kohl & Madden division before leaving the industry in 2006. While at Sun Chemical, he was active in NAPIM, serving as chairman of NAPIM’s Management Information Committee for four years, and on the committee for nine years. He had received the prestigious Printing Ink Pioneer Award from NAPIM in 2004.
Now, Bergey is stepping aside at the end of 2015, with John Copeland, a former NAPIM president and president of Toyo Ink America, taking over as executive director. Now is a good opportunity to look back on Bergey’s accomplishments.
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