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Keith S. Walters serves as Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer of Ennis Inc. a member of the NYSE (EBF) since 1960.
Mr. Walters was appointed CEO of Ennis in November 1997 and assumed the roles of Chairman and President in July of 1998. Since beginning his tenure with the company Mr. Walters has led the Company’s growth by implementing a precise acquisition strategy. A total of nine separate acquisitions combined with the existing strength of Ennis have brought an additional $400 million in sales while continuing to offer returns much higher than industry competition.
During his fifth year with the company Ennis Inc. the nation’s largest wholesale print manufacturer received recognition as one of the 200 Best Small Companies by Forbes Magazine. Ennis was recently named to this list again for the third consecutive year.
Mr. Walters’ previous positions include Business Unit Director of numerous manufacturing facilities within United Technologies Automotive and VP of Operations for Atlas/Soundolier an electronics wholesaler. Though his early background was in materials management much of Mr. Walter’s experience has been in the areas of strategic planning and acquisition integration while retaining P & L responsibilities for multiple manufacturing locations.
He has received various industry awards such as the Vibro/Dynamics Productivity Award the top-performing plant on ROI nine times while with United Technologies and collaborated on an 18-month special project titled Factory of the Future a book of future trends in manufacturing. He was named the BFL&S Manufacturer of the Year in February of 2000 and has been a keynote speaker at the International Association for Document and Information Solutions Conference. Mr. Walters has been a director for the International Association for Document Technologies currently serves as a director for the Document Management Industry Association and is a member of the printing industries honorary society Order of the Black Leaf.
Mr. Walters has been featured in numerous business articles in publications such as Barron's PrintSolutions Business Forms Labels & Systems the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and numerous industry specific publications.
Mr. Walters earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio University. He was raised in Verona Ohio and currently resides in Ovilla Texas with his wife Margaret and their two children: Stacy and Mia. | 