Industry News | March 25, 2022
Wise Personnel Moves Strengthen Executive Team
By Wise
Wise, a leading trade manufacturer of business forms, labels, and digital printing introduces the following personnel moves to strengthen their executive team and position the company for future growth. Wise is proud to announce Holly Martin as Chief Financial Officer, Chris Kumfer promoted to Fort Wayne General Manager, and Sally Spurr as the Director of Continuous Improvement.
Holly comes to Wise with 27 years of experience in the finance and accounting areas. All those years have been in manufacturing and 20 of those years have been with companies in the paper and packaging industry, such as Georgia Pacific and Mead Westvaco. Her focus will be primarily in two areas: 1) support our efforts to improve our existing operations to add more value for our customers and 2) support our efforts to transform our business with new products and services in the label and packaging industry.
Chris has invested 34 years with Wise starting as Customer Service Representative and then moving to Customer Service Manager and now to General Manager. Chris has a deep understanding of Wise’s values, culture, customers and distribution channels. She will be responsible for leading the Fort Wayne operation, taking care of our customers and continuously improving the operation.
Sally Spurr will become Director of Continuous Improvement for Wise. Sally has led the Fort Wayne operation as its General Manager for the past 15 years. In her new role, Sally will become a resource to support the entire company in lean and process improvement to improve the value Wise delivers to its customers, to nurture the growth of its employees, improve waste and grow productivity. Sally has significant knowledge and experience in implementing lean principles and is a Black Belt in Six Sigma.
Bill Prettyman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Wise, commented, “This is very exciting as we are promoting from within our existing team along with bringing in new talent to the Wise organization. We are investing in the future of our business by investing in our people. Wise plans to continue to grow its business and reinvest in our business and people so all of us have a great future together.”
About Wise
Wise is a leading trade manufacturer providing business forms, labels and digital printing. Its core business is primarily focused on relationships with independent print distributors, commercial printers and other printers, tailoring its offerings to meet their unique needs. Wise is a supplier of a full range of printed products and services from individual short to medium-run orders to large multi-year print management contracts. Founded in 1969. Wise has five regional production facilities – Georgia, Indiana, Maine, Pennsylvania and South Carolina – serving the eastern half of the U.S.
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