UPFRONT

Vertis Gets IS0 9001:2000

BALTIMORE—Vertis has recently upgraded its quality management standard to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2000 at three of its direct marketing services facilities in North Brunswick, NJ; Chalfont, PA; and Bristol, PA.

Graphic Press Hires Execs

LOS ANGELES—Peter Stein has been hired as executive vice president of sales at Graphic Press. He brings 25 years of sales and management experience in the printing industry. Under this new and expanded sales management structure, Dirk Eldredge has been appointed vice president of business development. Sergio Ramos has been promoted to vice president of sales, Southern California. In addition, Lou Butera recently joined the company as vice president of sales for Northern California. Alan Grossberg is opening a Northwestern sales office in Seattle. Rick Manning is covering the Chicago marketplace and Jazen Brown now heads the company's diversity initiative program.