2012 Hall of Fame: Volker Petersen - Smooth Sailing to Success

Petersen has certainly boosted his frequent flyer miles while with Brown Printing. His first assignment in 1988 was to participate in the startup of prepress facilities in Franklin, KY, and Riverside, CA. In 1996, he transferred back to Hamburg to take responsibility as the manager of controlling for the Gruner + Jahr printing division. When the company acquired Graftek Press in 1997, Petersen whisked back over the Atlantic and took the helm as vice president and general manager of the new Woodstock (IL) Div.