New Convenor for Pride in Print

Former Wickliffe Group Manufacturing Manager John Wills has been appointed the new Pride In Print Judging Panel Convenor.

Considering the “exceptional calibre” of his predecessors, Mr Wills says he is honoured to have been invited to the role.

“I’m honoured also, in that I felt my appointment was representative and recognition of the great contribution Southern Printers, both companies and individuals, have made to the New Zealand printing industry,” he says.

“As someone who experienced the introduction of Pride In Print to the industry in 1993, I am aware of some of the excellent outcomes achieved since. Particularly in terms of the enhanced respect, both in and outside the industry, for the quality of the remarkable work achieved year after year.

“The valuable contribution made by the print industry to the wider community has also been highlighted and I have always been proud of my involvement in print.

“As Convenor, I intend to maintain the high standards established by previous judging panels and to ensure the specialised expertise and integrity of the Judges is utilised for the best possible decisions.”

Officially retired in 2005, Mr Wills had a long and successful career in management with Wickliffe, evolving from a Reel Fed Apprenticeship in 1969. He has also briefly acted as Operations Manager for Security Plastics and been a Member of the Management Advisory Group to the Board of PrintNZ and President of the Otago Print Industry Association.

Mr Wills succeeds Rainbow Print Proprietor Graeme Duncan who has had to withdraw from the position due to work and personal circumstances. Having acted as Judge and then Assistant Convenor over the past four years, Mr Duncan had only recently taken over the role from gardyneHOLT Partner Fraser Gardyne.

This year’s prestigious Pride In Print Awards Evening is being hosted in Christchurch on May 20.

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