John J. Zamora
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer

John began his career at graphic press in 1967 as a pressman. After he honed his skills on the presses, John moved into production, and finally into sales. He rose through the ranks to Vice President of Sales before graphic press was acquired in 1981. John then joined the sales force of George Rice & Sons. There he earned top salesman honors for sixteen years in a row. He assumed the role of Executive Vice President, Sales in 1993. John continued his work at George Rice & Sons during its acquisition by World Color and then by Quebecor until early this year when he realized his vision and re-opened graphic press.

Jim Cooper
President

Like John, Jim also began his career in printing on the pressroom floor. He took his first job in the printing industry at Peninsula Litho in Menlo Park, California in 1964 and worked his way up, learning about and then mastering all areas of manufacturing. He left the company as the Plant Manager in 1981. Jim then joined George Rice & Sons as Vice President of Manufacturing. In 1985 he was made a Partner. After the sale of George Rice & Sons to World Color in 1994, Jim embarked on a career as a consultant, working with printing companies across the country until early this year, when Jim joined graphic press as President.

Dennis Kiggins
Vice President of Manufacturing

Dennis began his printing industry experience in 1975 at Glundal Color in Syracuse, N.Y. as a scanner operator. He began his work at graphic press in 1979 in that capacity and left in 1981 as Color Department Manager. Dennis then joined Gore Graphics as Vice President of Color & Prepress. After 13 years with Gore Graphics, he moved to Graphic Center in Sacramento as Vice President of Pre-press. In 1996 Dennis joined George Rice & Sons and served as Vice President of Color & Pre-press until he joined graphic press in the spring of 2000.

Dirk Eldredge
Vice President of Sales

Dirk had his first taste of the printing industry when he worked as a floor help at George Rice & Sons during his high school years. He then went on to the University of Southern California, where he earned his degree in Political Science. In 1986, after four years in sales for IBM, Dirk returned to the printing industry as a sales associate at George Rice & Sons. Dirk then joined Lithographix in 1995, where he served as one of the industry’s top sales representatives until joining graphic press this year.

Paul Kowal
Vice President of Finance

Mr. Kowal has a broad base of senior management experience in a wide variety of manufacturing and distribution enterprises that spans over 25 years. He held various financial mangement positions at Saffola Foods and Weldmatic Corp. before coming to Friedman Bag, a $45 million multi-state, family-owned company, where he served as the Controller and Chief Financial Officer for three and one-half years. At Friedman Bag, he was responsible for all financial and treasurer management activities of the company. Mr. Kowal joined graphic press as Vice President of Finance in July, 2000.

George Mathews
Director of Operations

George began his career in 1974 working as a pressman in New York at Kordet Graphic. In 1981 George came to California for a vacation and never returned. He then joined George Rice & Sons as a pressman. After 5 years of pressman work, he served as Pressroom Foreman. George then went on to work alongside John Zamora and has worked with him ever since. George joined graphic press this year as Director of Operations. George’s extensive knowledge of the mechanics of the pressroom enable him to skillfully set up challenging jobs, simultaneously optimizing quality and cost effectiveness.       >> Go to top