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Brown Printing Co.

is in the Business Services Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$300.0M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

In 1979, Brown Printing Company was purchased by Gruner + Jahr of Hamburg, Germany. Gruner + Jahr is one of Europe's largest magazine publishers and printers with currently over $3.5 Billion in printing and publishing sales. They are also a subsidiary of Bertelsmann AG - one of the world's largest multi-media companies with annual revenues of approximately $20 billion. Our relationship with this successful media network has kept us at the forefront of technology and to be able to continually provide innovative solutions to meet the changing needs of today's publishers. Brown Printing Company is the 4th largest magazine printer in the country and is nationally recognized as a high-quality, high-volume printer serving America's finest magazine, catalog and insert publishers. We are a long-term industry leader printing over 500 magazine titles for nearly 400 clients with annual sales of $375 million.

President & CEO
Volker Petersen
Number of Employees 1,300
Contact Information

2300 Brown Ave

Waseca, Minnesota 56093-4533

bpc.com

(507) 835-2410

NAICS Code Marketing Consulting Services: 541613

Recent Events

  • Brown Printing announces partnership with EPA's ENERGY STAR Program

    9/01/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Volker Petersen President & CEO
Mark Treat Chief Information Officer
Mike Amundson Chief Financial Officer
Larry Hawkey Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Bill Gallagher Vice President, General Manager, Woodstock Division
Dennis Braunshausen Vice President & General Manager
Gregg Black Vice President of Human Resources
Harry Popiel Vice President, Hr
Rod Manor Vice President, General Manager, East Greenville Division
Bill Gesele Director, Marketing, New York
Gary Korogi Director, Production
Justine Meyer Director, Customer Service & Premedia
Rob Helms Director, Distr
Lori Bresnahan Services Manager
Stan Skiest Controller
Shane Fillman Senior Buyer

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Jim Rifenbergh Chairman

Volker Petersen has been a part of the Brown Printing family since 1988 when he joined the company at the RCPC Division in Riverside, CA. Since then, Volker has worked in various roles in almost every Brown Printing and Gruner + Jahr printing facility throughout the United States and Germany. As President and CEO of Brown, Petersen works with customers and employees to continuously adopt Brown's service portfolio to deliver first class and value-added services to our customers.

Organization Position Status
Brown Printing Company President & CEO Current

Mark Treat joined the Brown team in 1988 working in various areas in IT including programming and technical support. Mark has been active in several industry initiatives that strive to enhance the overall print media information supply chain including papiNet, PROSE/XML, and Virtual Proofing. Treat is currently the company's Chief Information Officer and is responsible for the implementation of technology-based solutions that improve the company's internal efficiencies, optimize the information exchanges with Brown Printing's customers and suppliers, and deliver value-added products to publishers and catalogers.

Organization Position Status
Brown Printing Company Chief Information Officer Current

Mike Amundson came to Brown in 2005, bringing with him previous experience as a partner at Coopers & Lybrand and as CFO/COO/Interim President of The Hadley Companies. Currently Brown's Chief Financial Officer, Mike manages the company in the areas of finance, central purchasing, paper purchasing, and logistics.

Organization Position Status
Brown Printing Company Chief Financial Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Brown Printing Company Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing Current
Brown Printing Company Owner Former

Bill Gallagher joined the Brown family in 1997 when Brown purchased Graftek Press, where he had started his career in 1975. Bill currently serves as the Vice President/General Manager of the company's Woodstock Division. In addition to overseeing the daily operations of the Illinois facility, he works closely with Brown's clients and the Woodstock team to build a state-of-the-art printing facility able to serve the unique needs of each individual client.

Organization Position Status
Brown Printing Company Vice President, General Manager, Woodstock Division Current

Organization Position Status
Brown Printing Company Vice President & General Manager Current
Waseca Vice President Current

Gregg Black joined the Brown team in February of 2009 as Vice President of Human Resources. Gregg comes to Brown with extensive HR leadership experience in manufacturing organizations, like Gardner Denver and Weil McLain, a division of SPX Corporation. Gregg's responsibilities include Human Resource strategy and implementation, compensation, benefits, external communication, Human Resource policy development and administration, and talent acquisition.

Organization Position Status
Brown Printing Company Vice President of Human Resources Current

Organization Position Status
Brown Printing Company Vice President, Hr Current
Brown Printing Company Managing Director Former
Brown Printing Company Human Resources Executive Former

Rod Manor has been a member of the Brown family since 2001, when he joined the company as the Production Director of the East Greenville facility. In 2004, Manor became East Greenville's Vice President/General Manager. In his current role as VP/GM, Manor is responsible for overseeing the facility's day-to-day operations ensuring Brown's customers consistently receive a memorable experience.

Organization Position Status
Brown Printing Company Vice President, General Manager, East Greenville Division Current

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Brown Printing Company Director, Marketing, New York Current

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Brown Printing Company Director, Production Current

Organization Position Status
Brown Printing Company Director, Customer Service & Premedia Current

Organization Position Status
Brown Printing Company Director, Distr Current

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Brown Printing Company Services Manager Current

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Brown Printing Company Controller Current

Mr. Fillman is a Senior Buyer for Brown Printing in East Greenville, PA. A resident of Old Allentown since 1990, Fillman is a 2001 winner of the Properties of Merit for his home at 747 West Gordon Street and in 2005, received the "Founders choice Award" for his parents' home at 1240 W. Greenleaf Street. Over the years, Fillman has volunteered for various OAPA events, such as the House Tour and the Flower & Flea Market. Additionally, Mr. Fillman has also assisted with several A&R projects with demo & clean-up. His term expires 12/31/07.

Organization Position Status
Brown Printing Company Senior Buyer Current
Old Allentown Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Brown Printing Company Chairman Current
Brown Printing Company CEO Former
Brown Printing Company President Former
SunOpta, Inc. Board of Directors Former
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