TLMI Converter of the Year

John Bankson, Co-founder and President

Label Technology, Merced, CA

Personal: John Bankson graduated in 1960 from San Francisco State University with a BA in business administration/marketing. He soon took a position with a label and paper converting company. After 20 years of promotions, Bankson decided it was time to go out on his own. In 1986, he and his 18-year-old son, David, started Label Technology, Inc. Bankson has been married to his wife, Sylvia, for 26 years. They have five children and nine grandchildren.