PAF's 2010 GALA Recipients to be Honored at Graphics of the Americas
Carlos Hernan Aguirre Vargas - Latin American Graphic Leader 2010
PAF and CONLATINGRAF selected Carlos Hernan Aguirre Vargas as the Latin American Graphic Leader 2010 due to his exceptional humanitarian qualities, business acumen and wide-ranging printing association activities in Chile and in Latin America. He was born in Chile and, after receiving an education in Business Administration, continued his advanced studies at the Industrial University in Barcelona, Spain.
Vargas started his business career in the family-owned publishing house, Editorial Antartida, which later entered into a partnership with Quebecor World Chile S.A. He is today the company's director and general manager. He is also a partner in Librerias Antartida, the most important chain of libraries in the country.
Dedication to association activities has been a central point of Vargas' business career, and he has consistently pushed projects and initiatives for the development of the local graphic industries as well as promoted CONLATINGRAF as a benefit to the different segments of the graphic companies of his country.
Within the association, he has spearheaded the Graphic Industries Dual Education School in the Center for Technical Education; and served as director of the Institute of Graphic Studies, one of the principal graphic arts education entities in Latin America (Instituto de Estudios Graficos).
Vargas is currently the president of ASIMPRES, the Association of Graphic Industrialists of Chile. Since 2005, he has been an adviser to the development society of Manufacturers SFF, the Federation of Associations of Chilean industries. He is also a member of the advisory board in the Latin American Confederation of Graphic Industries, CONLATINGRAF, as well as a member of the educational executive committee for CEAGA. He also serves as Director of the Instituto de Estudios Graficos.
GOA 2010
GOA 2010 is scheduled for February 25-27, 2010 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. To register or for more information, visit: www.graphicsoftheamericas.com.
About Printing Association of Florida (PAF)
The Printing Association of Florida is one of the most active and influential printing associations in North America, occupying a headquarters in Orlando, Fla. More than 500 Florida-based graphic arts companies consider the PAF their ultimate business partner. Governed by an all-volunteer board of directors elected by its membership, the PAF is a not-for-profit association representing the interests of the graphic arts industry throughout the state. PAF is affiliated with Printing Industries of America (PIA), the world's largest graphic arts trade association, making PAF members a part of the largest, most comprehensive graphic arts advocacy organization in the world. PAF is located at 6275 Hazeltine National Drive, Orlando, FL 32822, by phone: (407) 240-8009 Fax: (407) 240-8333, and on the Web at www.pafgraf.org.
