Bean Town Business Builder

He credits much of his success at Label Art to the management team during his years at the helm, and is quick to mention Terry Flaherty, current president at Label Art; Bill Smith, senior vice president of sales for the WS Group; and Andy Farquharson, president of Dow Industries.

By 2000, however, it was time for Cobery to move on. Leveraging his knowledge of the label printing industry and his financial background, he put together a team of investors with the intent of acquiring label-printing businesses. This plan went as far as opening discussions with Aladdin Label's owner and former TLMI Converter of the Year, Dick Schwartz. It was Schwartz, however, who was able to convince Cobery to take over the reigns at Aladdin Label as president and CEO.