Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> December 2, 2002
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
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