Quad/Graphics : An Affair to Remember

"Acquisitions are just one tool in the toolbox of how to grow a company," he continues. "In a major way, Quad has created a new muscle, and that's the ability to do a significant acquisition and do it well. It's about profitable growth, not about growth for growth's sake."

If that is Joel Quadracci's legacy, he is well on his way to filling the big shoes of his father. Larry Quadracci, as he was known to his employees, was a showman of the first degree. Typically resplendent in a bow tie, he was an everyman printer who did not segregate himself to the corner office.