Gordon MacQuaker, Former Sun Chemical Executive, Dies at 93

“Gordon was a well respected figure in the industry and was an important part of Sun Chemical’s history as it rose to the industry leadership position that we hold today,” said David Hill, Sun Chemical president and CEO.

MacQuaker joined American Printing Ink, a division of GPI, in 1941 as an offset and letterpress technician. A few years later he was named manager of the Clearing plant and assistant general manager of GPI. In 1963, he was elevated to run the ink operations as the leader of GPI. That year, Sun Chemical had $25 million in ink and pigments sales – last year Sun Chemical had over $3 billion in sales worldwide.