Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> June 25, 2001

Keith Walters – Ennis Business Forms Inc (ebf)

KEITH S. WALTERS was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ennis Business Forms, Inc., in October 1997. In July 1998, his role with the company was expanded to include the titles of Chairman and President. Mr. Walter's previous positions include Business Unit Director of multiple manufacturing facilities for United Technologies Automotive and VP of Operations for Atlas/Soundolier, electronics wholesaler. Although his early background is in materials management, much of Mr. Walters' time has been in the areas of strategic planning and acquisition integration, while retaining P&L responsibilities for multiple manufacturing locations. Mr. Walters has received various industry awards such as the Vibro/Dynamics Productivity Award, top-performing plant on ROI nine times, and collaborated on an 18-month special project titled 'Factory of the Future,' a book of future trends in manufacturing. He was named the BFL&S Manufacturer of the Year in February 2000 and was the keynote speaker at the International Association for Document and Information Solutions Conference in November 2000. Mr. Walters serves as a Director for the International Association for Document Technologies. After five years of Mr. Walters being CEO, Ennis received recognition in Forbes magazine's '200 Best Small Companies'. Ennis was ranked 169th on the list that included publicly traded companies with $5 million to $600 million in sales in the last 12 months. Mr. Walters received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio University. Profile
TWST: Would you like to begin with a historical sketch and an overview

of Ennis Business Forms, Inc.?

Mr. Walters: Ennis Business Forms was established in 1909. We currently

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