PREPRESS

Color reproduction systems provider IQ Colour Inc. named John P. Sweeney as vice president of business development. In his new role, Sweeney will direct the company’s launch of the IQ Colour system.

AlfaQuest Technologies Inc. named Arnd Schimanski as product support manager, media systems, for its alfa Media Solutions product line.

PRESS

Web Press Corp. named Mark J. Ricca president and chief executive officer of the press vendor and its international sales subsidiary, Web Leader International Inc.


Mark J. Ricca

Acutech named Jim Gray to oversee the vendor’s East Coast sales. Gray, a 23-year industry veteran, formerly worked at Kodak.

Georg Schneider, head of the development department at Koenig & Bauer’s main web press factory in Wurzburg, Germany, retired April 30 after almost 53 years with the press vendor.

POSTPRESS

Rockie Westberg was named Central regional sales manager at Muller Martini Mailroom Systems Inc.

INDUSTRY

Lee Jividen was named vice president of production at The (Washington) Examiner.

Journal Register Co. named Scott A. Wright as senior vice president of operations in Michigan, replacing Thomas E. Rice, who retired. Wright most recently served as president and publisher at Suburban Community Newspapers in Memphis, Tenn., and president and general manager at the Oakland Press in Pontiac, Mich.

Rice will continue to serve as president and CEO of Journal Register Supply Inc., JRC’s Alton, Ill.-based purchasing subsidiary.

The Chicago Tribune named Tony Hunter as senior vice president of circulation and operations, promoting him from vice president of operations. Hunter’s old position will be filled by Becky Brubaker, who is joining the Tribune after serving as vice president of circulation and operations at The Daily Press in Newport News, Va. The Tribune also named Owen Youngman senior vice president of strategy and development.

The (Baltimore) Sun Co. named Tim Ryan president, publisher and chief executive officer.

Russell Joyce was named president of Xsys Print Solutions, succeeding Ewald Draaijer.

Gary Hughes joined Transcontinental Inc. as site leader, overseeing the firm’s construction of a northern California plant that will print the San Francisco Chronicle.

AWARDS

The Web Offset Association and Flint Group presented Steve Richardson, pressroom manager at Courier Kendallville in Kendallville, Ind., with the H. Howard Flint II Pressroom of the Year Award at the group’s annual meeting. The WOA also said Remi Marcoux, executive chairman of Transcontinental Direct USA Inc., was presented the group’s Harry V. Quadracci Vision Award.

OBITUARIES

Ernest Sumner Phillips, 67, founder of Mountain States Inc., passed away April 16. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Mr. Phillips’ memory to the charity of your choice.