WALNUT CREEK, CA--(Marketwire - August 7, 2008) - American Reprographics Company (
NYSE:
ARP), the nation's leading provider of reprographics services and
technology, today announced that it has appointed veteran operations
executive Dilantha "Dilo" Wijesuriya as an executive officer of the
company. As Senior Vice President National Operations, Wijesuriya will be
directly engaged in the day-to-day operations of the company's operating
divisions, and will spearhead the company's international business
development efforts.
Wijesuriya, 46, began his career with ARC as a manager at the company's
Ford Graphics division in San Francisco in January of 1991. He subsequently
became president of the division in 2001, and became an ARC regional
operations head in 2004. Prior to his employment with American
Reprographics Company, Wijesuriya was a divisional manager with
Aitken-Spence from 1981-1990, a multi-national conglomerate headquartered
in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
"Dilo has been a key player in the company's success since he joined us,"
said K. "Suri" Suriyakumar, Chairman, President and CEO of American
Reprographics Company. "His insight into the company's culture and working
style will be invaluable to the team, as will his truly outstanding team
building skills. I'm looking forward to his continuing contribution to ARC
as the scope of his responsibility expands."
About American Reprographics Company
American Reprographics Company is the leading reprographics company in the
United States providing business-to-business document management technology
and services to the architectural, engineering and construction, or AEC
industries. The Company provides these services to companies in non-AEC
industries, such as technology, financial services, retail, entertainment,
and food and hospitality, which also require sophisticated document
management services. American Reprographics Company provides its core
services through its suite of reprographics technology products, a network
of more than 300 locally-branded reprographics service centers across the
U.S., and on-site at more than 5,000 customer locations. The Company's
service centers are arranged in a hub and satellite structure and are
digitally connected as a cohesive network, allowing the provision of
services both locally and nationally to more than 140,000 active customers.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer
This press release contains forward-looking statements that fall within the
"safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 regarding future events and the future financial performance of the
Company. Words and phrases such as "will," "continuing contribution," and
similar expressions also identify forward-looking statements. We wish to
caution you that such statements are only predictions and actual results
may differ materially as a result of risks and uncertainties that pertain
to our business. These risks and uncertainties include, among others:
-- The current downturn or a future general downturn in the
architectural, engineering and construction industries could diminish
demand for our products and services;
-- Competition in our industry and innovation by our competitors may
hinder our ability to execute our business strategy and maintain our
profitability;
-- Failure to anticipate and adapt to future changes in our industry
could harm our competitive position;
-- Failure to manage our acquisitions, including our inability to
integrate and merge the business operations of the acquired companies, and
failure to retain key personnel and customers of acquired companies could
have a negative effect on our future performance, results of operations and
financial condition;
-- Dependence on certain key vendors for equipment, maintenance services
and supplies, could make us vulnerable to supply shortages and price
fluctuations;
-- Damage or disruption to our facilities, our technology centers, our
vendors or a majority of our customers could impair our ability to
effectively provide our services and may have a significant impact on our
revenues, expenses and financial condition;
-- If we fail to continue to develop and introduce new services
successfully, our competitive positioning and our ability to grow our
business could be harmed.
The foregoing list of risks and uncertainties is illustrative but is by no
means exhaustive. For more information on factors that may affect future
performance, please review our SEC filings, specifically our annual report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and our quarterly report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. These documents contain
important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are based on information as of August 7,
2008, and except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Contact Information: Contact:
David Stickney
VP of Corporate Communications
Phone: 925-949-5100
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