Margaret Harper Kluttz is Appointed President of Harper Corporation

CHARLOTTE, NC—Global anilox supplier Harper Corporation of America has announced that Margaret Harper Kluttz has accepted the position of president, effective July 1, 2006. A daughter of founders Ron and Katherine Harper, Kluttz has served the company in various positions during the past 34 years, including production manager, administration manager, customer service manager, and vice president of administration prior to her appointment to the position of executive vice president in April 2003.

Kluttz said, "We have a tremendous management group and an energetic, well-trained workforce. Harper has spent an enormous amount of time, effort and dollars on the training and education of our entire team, especially in the past few years. We feel confident and well prepared to continue our vigorous global growth agenda in the decades ahead."

The company's growth strategy includes broadening the HarperScientific(tm) division's line of pressroom supplies, which are now available to converters worldwide. Also, according to Kluttz, Harper will continue to offer its popular annual "Flexographic Solutions Tour" seminars to flexographic converters throughout the North American market.

Former president Katherine Harper commented, "We are excited about the future of Harper, with a strong, enthusiastic and well-equipped staff, and passionate second and third generations of family members as integral elements of the operation. And of course, Harper is committed to staying intimately involved in education, and training future flexographers at the high school and college levels. Ron and I believe that the best is yet to come."