Joel Quadracci Honored for Leadership in Advancing Today’s Print Industry
September 23 2016 - 3:22PM
Business Wire
Quad/Graphics Chairman, President & CEO Receives 2016 Walter
E. Soderstrom Award
Quad/Graphics Chairman, President & CEO Joel Quadracci is
the recipient of Idealliance’s 56th annual Walter E. Soderstrom
Award, presented each year in recognition of outstanding
contributions and service to the graphic communications
industry.
Quadracci will accept the Soderstrom Award at a special event at
the Orlando Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Saturday, September 24, that
kicks off the GRAPH EXPO 16 tradeshow.
“Joel’s commitment to our industry is exceptional and he is very
deserving of the Soderstrom Award, our highest honor for industry
service,” said Ken Garner, Idealliance Executive Vice President,
when he announced the award in July.
“I am pleased and honored to receive the Soderstrom Award, which
I humbly accept on behalf of all of Quad’s hard-working employees,”
said Quadracci, who has served as Quad/Graphics’ top executive
since 2006. “Now in our 45th year, Quad continues to ‘eat change
for breakfast,’ transforming ourselves at a very transformational
time in the industry. As a printer and marketing services provider,
we are addressing marketers’ and publishers’ urgent need to
coordinate content efficiently and effectively across multiple
channels – both online and offline. We offer a one-stop, fully
integrated solution that allows our clients to not only reach
consumers faster but smarter. I could not be more proud to be part
of the future of our industry.”
As Quad/Graphics’ Chairman, President & CEO, Quadracci has
guided the strategic growth and success of Quad, continuing the
tradition of family leadership at the company founded in 1971 by
his father, the late Harry V. Quadracci. Quadracci literally grew
up with the company and officially joined Quad/Graphics in 1991. He
held a variety of sales and strategy roles before becoming
President & CEO in 2006, and adding Chairman to his title in
2010.
Quadracci began transforming the company – and the industry – in
2010 with Quad’s acquisition of Worldcolor, which created North
America’s second largest provider of print, digital and related
media services. He subsequently guided additional acquisitions,
including Vertis Communications in 2013 and Brown Printing Company
in 2014, and others that expanded Quad’s solutions and services
into high-end packaging, and in-store signage and displays. Today,
building on Quad’s heritage and expertise as a printer, Quadracci
is leading the company’s transformation into a multichannel
marketing services provider and trusted business partner for many
of America’s leading retailers, marketers and publishers.
Quadracci is Quad/Graphics’ Chairman of the Board and also
serves on the boards of Wisconsin’s Children’s Hospital and Health
System, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Wisconsin Manufacturers &
Commerce trade association, and Skidmore College in Saratoga
Springs, N.Y. He is also a member of The Greater Milwaukee
Committee, a private-sector civic organization whose mission is to
contribute to the cultural and economic base of the Milwaukee
metropolitan area, and The Milwaukee 7, a regional economic
development initiative.
About the Walter E. Soderstrom Award
Walter E. Soderstrom was a 20th-century print pioneer who was
one of the founders of the organization that eventually became the
National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL). Among his many
achievements, Soderstrom researched, edited and compiled “The
Lithographer’s Manual,” first published in 1937. As a permanent
tribute to his contributions to ink on paper, NAPL created the
Walter E. Soderstrom Award in 1961. NAPL became Epicomm in 2014 and
combined with Idealliance earlier this year. Joel Quadracci’s
Soderstrom Award is the first presented under the Idealliance
banner.
About Quad/Graphics
At the forefront of innovation for 45 years, Quad/Graphics
(NYSE: QUAD) is a leading print and marketing services provider
focused on helping brand owners market their products, services and
content more efficiently and effectively across media channels.
With a consultative approach, worldwide capabilities, leading-edge
technology and single-source simplicity, Quad/Graphics has the
resources and knowledge to help a wide variety of clients in
distinct vertical industries, including but not limited to retail,
publishing, healthcare, insurance and financial services. The
Company helps its clients perform better in today’s rapidly
changing world through the integration of print products with
complementary services to improve efficiencies, reduce costs,
create engagement, lift response and increase revenue.
Quad/Graphics provides a diverse range of print and related
products, services and solutions from multiple locations throughout
North America, South America and Europe, and strategic partnerships
in Asia and other parts of the world.
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Claire HoDirector of Corporate Communications,
Quad/Graphics414-566-2955Claire.Ho@qg.com
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