For Immediate Release
Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company is pleased to announce that Michael Powell, owner of Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon, was elected to the company's Board of Directors on May 21, 2007. He will serve as the outside director, and he joins the two other board members, Michael Hopkins, President of Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, and Jim Chandler, President of Ingram Book Group.
At the May 21 board meeting, Mike Hopkins was also elected President of the Board.
James E. Chandler, President and CEO of Ingram Book Company, Inc.
Jim Chandler possesses exceptional book industry expertise in book publishing, wholesaling, and retailing. Prior to working at Ingram, he served as Vice President and Director of Sales for HarperCollins Publishers, and held similar positions at Bantam Doubleday Dell and Barnes & Noble/B. Dalton.
Ingram Book Group is a leading wholesaler of trade books, spoken audio, and magazines. Ingram provides immediate access to the largest selection of books and book-related products in the industry. Ingram's operating units include Ingram Book Company Inc., Ingram Periodicals Inc., Ingram International Inc., Ingram Library Services Inc., Spring Arbor Distributors Inc., Ingram Publisher Services Inc., Tennessee Book Company LLC, and Coutts Information Services. The Ingram companies--Ingram Book Group, Ingram Digital Group, and Lightning Source Inc.--provide a broad range of physical and digital services to the industry. For more information, visit ingrambook.com.
Michael Powell, Owner of Powell's Books
In 1979, Michael Powell left his Chicago bookstore to join his father in Portland, Oregon, purchasing Powell's Books from him in 1981. Powell's has grown into a "semantic superpower,” and Michael has been at the center of Portland's social, political, and artistic growth.
Powell's Bookstore has been called the largest independent bookstore in the world and one of the best bookstores in the English language. And though it occupies an entire square block of downtown real estate Powell's manages to keep a relaxed, friendly feel. Powell's distinctive synergy today underpins four full-service bookstores (Powell's City of Books, Powell's at Cedar Hills Crossing, Powell's on Hawthorne, and Powell's at PDX), two specialty stores (Powell's Technical Books and Powell's Books for Home and Garden), and Powells.com. For more information, visit powells.com.
Michael Hopkins, President of Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company
In 1977, after ten years in financial management with Fortune 500 companies, Mike Hopkins joined the printing and publishing industry as the CFO of Graphic Arts Center in Portland, Oregon. He served as an officer, director, and on a three-member executive committee that led the company, which became the largest and most prestigious commercial printer on the West Coast. After successfully selling Graphic Arts Center (now Cenveo) in 1985, Mr. Hopkins led a management buyout of its two subsidiaries, Graphic Arts Center Publishing and Lincoln & Allen Bindery; in 2001 Mr. Hopkins purchased Haagen Printing in Santa Barbara, California. The three companies now comprise Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company.
Graphic Arts Center Publishing and its imprints--Graphic Arts Books, Alaska Northwest Books, and WestWinds Press--publish only the highest quality titles by partnering with award-winning photographers and well-known regional authors. With subjects ranging from geography and landscape to conservation, history, travel, and lifestyle, GACPC has become a well-respected leader in the publication of high-end coffee-table books throughout the world. The company also includes Haagen Printing, multiple winner of international printing awards, and the Northwest's premier book bindery Lincoln & Allen.
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