Novaro Honored, Ridnouer Welcomed At FTA Meeting BY GREG KISHBAUGH
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The Flexographic Technical Association hosted it annual Fall meeting last week in Henderson, Nevada. The 66th member of the associa- tion's Hall of Fame was added: Luis Novaro, President of Distribuidora Gráfica Novaro. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Novaro was
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considered the premier leader of the Spanish-speaking flexographic printing community. Novaro provided a variety of educational oppor- tunities—organizing seminars, translating and publishing training ma- terials, and serving on the FTA Board of Directors and FFTA Board of Trustees as a conduit to create a strong bond between FTA member companies in the US and those in Mexico, Central and South America. Novaro was an organizing partner of numerous educational FTA co-sponsored seminar programs in Mexico. He was especially focused on communicating the principles espoused in Flexographic Image Re- production Specifications & Tolerances (FIRST), and assumed the re- sponsibility (and cost) of translating and publishing multiple versions of FIRST into Spanish. He was dedicated to improving flexographic print quality and enhancing the stature of the Latin American community within the FTA membership. The FTA meeting also served as the first event attended by the as- sociation's new President Nathan Ridnouer. As president, Ridnouer will lead FTA’s day-to-day operations, man- Luis Novaro's grandson speaks of all the opportunities his grandfather provided to his family over the many years of his involvement in the flexo industry.
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