PIA/GATF Announces 2009 Officers and Board
1st Vice Chairman - Bill Gibson, Chicago, IL
Gibson grew up in a family tradition of print. In 1908, his grandfather started Gibson Graphics, Inc., a commercial sheetfed printing company in Chicago, and Gibson's father took over the company after World War II. After graduating college, Gibson worked for Waverly Publishing until his father decided to sell Gibson Graphics in 1982. Gibson purchased the company and ran it until he sold the business to Rider Dickerson, Inc. in 2000. He is active in his affiliate, Printing Industry of Illinois/Indiana Association, and serves on its board, and he is past president of the Ben Franklin Club of Chicago. Gibson also currently serves as chairman of the PIA/GATF Presidents Conference Advisory Committee.