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Schawk Names John Petrakis President of Its Retail Marketing Business
| Source: Schawk, Inc.
DES PLAINES, IL--(Marketwire - August 20, 2009) - Schawk, Inc. (NYSE : SGK ), a leading
provider of brand point management services enabling companies of all sizes
to connect their brands with consumers to create deeper brand affinity,
announced today that it has appointed John Petrakis as President of Schawk
Retail Marketing, a business unit of the Company that serves many of the
world's top retailers in planning, creating and executing compelling and
consistently branded retail marketing experiences in and out of stores
across numerous brand touchpoints.
"We are pleased to have John Petrakis join us to lead Schawk Retail
Marketing," said David A. Schawk, president and chief executive officer.
"John's extensive knowledge and experience in brand management, strategy
and marketing will be key to elevating our retail marketing offering to the
next level and enhancing its role in Schawk's delivery of brand point
management."
Petrakis has P&L responsibility for the business unit and is charged with
managing all facets of the business including strategy, new business
development, the formation of new services and managing the existing retail
marketing client base.
"I am thrilled to become part of a company that is supporting its vision of
transformation with a clearly differentiated position in the marketplace,"
said John Petrakis. "I look forward to transforming Schawk Retail Marketing
into a premier marketing communications company, providing on-line and
off-line marketing solutions to help our clients capture a greater share of
their target consumers at retail in a highly impactful and efficient way."
John's 25 years of experience includes senior management positions at the
global and U.S. levels for The Nielsen Company, Kraft Foods Corporation,
Associated British Foods and most recently Earth Friendly Products, where
he held the position of Executive Vice President and General Manager,
Consumer Brands.
John Petrakis received a Master of Management from the J.L. Kellogg
Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of
Arts in Economics from Northwestern University.
John and his family reside in Evanston, Illinois.
Schawk, Inc. is the leading provider of brand management services, enabling
companies of all sizes to connect their brands with consumers to create
deeper brand affinity. With a global footprint of 48 offices, Schawk helps
companies create consistent and compelling brand experiences by providing
integrated strategic, creative and executional services across brand touch
points. Founded in 1953, Schawk is trusted by many of the world's leading
organizations to help them achieve global brand consistency. For more
information about Schawk, visit http://www.schawk.com