Executive Clarence W. Schawk Clarence W. Schawk’s 50-year career in the prepress industry is predated by his military service as a U.S. Marine in the South Pacific during World War II. Upon returning to U.S. shores after the war ended, Mr. Schawk embarked on his career, learning the trade from the ground up by working for several local graphic arts companies in different capacities. Eight years later, taking his experience, discipline and business ideas with him, Clarence W. Schawk established his own business in 1953 under the name Schawk Litho Plate. From this single location in Chicago, the company began manufacturing printing plates. Over the years, the company earned a strong reputation as a quality provider and business grew. In 1965, Mr. Schawk set the company’s aggressive acquisition strategy in motion by acquiring several established prepress firms in the Midwest. And by the mid-1980s, after completing numerous mergers and acquisitions, Schawk, Inc. was established as a corporate name. In 1995, the company began trading on the NYSE under the symbol SGK. Clarence W. Schawk began serving Schawk, Inc. as Chairman in September, 1992. |
