The MATLET Group -- Power of the Press

GARY STIFFLER considers himself a good judge of people. A 28-year printing industry veteran, Stiffler’s background includes stints with World Color and Quebecor World. During that time, he also became a shrewd arbiter of talent, appreciating the timber of employees that can enable a company to endure the peaks and valleys of business over the long haul. Thus, when his then-employer, Quebecor World, announced in 2004 that it was divesting a number of what it deemed to be “non-core” operations in the United States and Canada, Stiffler saw a unique opportunity. A number of these short-run commercial printing businesses in the United States had thrived for 75 years or more. They had good people at the helm and competent employees on the floor.