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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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