PRINTING INDUSTRY VETERANS — LASTING IMPRESSIONS

“The client responded, ‘Is that all? I expected a lot more,’ ” Loughborough relates. “The customer showed up an hour later with the check and a case of French champagne.”

Michael Medved, 67
Executive VP/Sales Manager
The EGT Group
Madison Heights, MI

When Michael Medved first broke into the printing business nearly 50 years ago, his boss provided a tip: The business is constantly changing and there’s a constant influx of young people coming into its ranks. Those changes and the young people, Medved was told, would keep him on his toes. “I think that’s every bit as true today as it was 40-some years ago,” he states.