9:15 – 10:15 AM
In a highly competitive industry, printers must focus on two things to succeed: efficiency and growth. The first delivers a better bottom line; the second produces a more robust top line. In this session, New Direction Partners experts share what they have found to be the 8 mega trends driving success for printing companies, providing insight to owners and managers about how they can ensure enduring success in their own businesses. This includes:
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Are you thinking about selling your printing, packaging or display graphics company? As M&A experts in the printing, packaging and display graphics industries, New Direction Partners will be discussing the steps potential sellers need to be taking as they plan for a sale. The firm has completed over 300 industry mergers and acquisitions and has its finger on the pulse of the latest trends, opportunities and barriers in the most dynamic M&A environments we have seen in many years. In this session, you will learn:
Jim Russell joined New Direction Partners in 2007 and he has helped the firm grow to the leading mergers & acquisitions resource for the printing and packaging industries. New Direction Partners typically represents sellers in business transactions. The organization also conducts acquisition searches for potential buyers, offers valuation and strategic planning services, and has expertise in capital formation and financing.
Prior to New Direction Partners, Jim was President and CEO of Arbor Press in Royal Oak (Detroit), Michigan. During his tenure at Arbor Press, the company was recognized as an eight-time winner of the National Association for Printing Leadership’s (NAPL) prestigious Management Plus Awards program that recognizes the best managed graphic arts companies in the country. Arbor Press was also recognized twice during Jim’s leadership as one of the 50 fastest growing printers in the country.
While serving as President of Arbor Press, Jim simultaneously served as President and CEO of RBF, Inc., of Lansing, Michigan, an industry leader in the document management industry.
Jim has hands on experience as both of buyer and seller, having completed many different acquisitions and sales during the time he served as CEO of the family-owned businesses. He earned a degree in Business Administration from Hope College in 1983. Jim also has served on the Board of Directors for the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, NAPL, Printing Industries of Michigan, and currently serves on the and Boards of numerous non-profit and faith-based organizations.
Jim Russell is a Partner with New Direction Partners – a firm that leverages its collective...
Jim Russell is a Partner with New Direction Partners – a firm that leverages its collective...