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Dean Hanisko Promoted to Senior Vice President at Great Lakes Integrated

Cleveland, Ohio – April 2009

Dean Hanisko has been named senior vice president of corporate business development at Great Lakes Integrated^® (GLI).

Hanisko, who joined GLI in 1988, has served in positions including marketing manager, vice president of electronic services, vice president of sales, vice president of strategic development, vice president of corporate business development and chief technology officer.

Early in his career, the 37-year industry veteran, worked on the supplier side, gaining valuable perspective that enables him to anticipate and fulfill multifaceted client needs. At Great Lakes, he pioneered the company's expansion into various electronic services to support graphic artists and designers, including electronic pre-press systems and production optimization processes. Hanisko further developed the company's capabilities by adopting digital-asset-management and other Web-based applications – efforts that led to the rollout of GLI's AKSESS®, an Internet-based solution for creating and managing marketing and brand-building assets.

"Dean has played a pivotal role in the strategic growth and evolution of our organization," says GLI Chairman of the Board, President and CEO James R. Schultz. "I'm delighted to recognize his contributions through this promotion and look forward to continuing to work with him on our ongoing initiatives as a member of our executive board."

Hanisko is a nationally sought speaker on topics relating to technology and its applications in the graphic communications industry. He has been active with organizations including the Graphic Arts Council of Cleveland, PIANKO (the Printing Industries Association, Inc., serving Northern Kentucky and Ohio) and GATF (the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation), and currently sits on the board of NAPL (the National Association for Printing Leadership).

About Great Lakes Integrated

Based in Cleveland for 77 years, Great Lakes Integrated provides traditional and digital print manufacturing, distribution, mailing, fulfillment, warehousing and the AKSESS^® suite of web-based marketing solutions for national and international clients.