Jun 21, 2006. /Lesprom Network/. Graham Bennington, chief executive officer of BemroseBooth, an Appleton subsidiary, announced his plans to retire from the company. Mr. Bennington, 55, chose to announce his retirement plans noGraham Bennington, chief executive officer of BemroseBooth, an Appleton subsidiary, announced his plans to retire from the company. w to provide the company enough time to find the best qualified individual to succeed him and to make the management change as smooth as possible. Bennington will continue to serve as BemroseBooth’s chief executive officer during the candidate search and transition period. “We appreciate Graham’s long career with BemroseBooth, his many contributions to the company’s success, and the time he has given us to find his successor,” said Sarah Macdonald, vice president and general manager of Appleton’s international division. “We expect the process to be seamless for our employees and customers.” BemroseBooth is based in Derby, United Kingdom, and has additional UK operations in Hull and Teesside. The company employs 700 people in the UK. BemroseBooth is a leading provider of “mission critical” secure and specialized print services. BemroseBooth’s products include security printed vouchers and payment cards, mass transit and car parking tickets, variable data labelling, high-integrity mailing and printed promotional products such as calendars. Appleton acquired BemroseBooth in December 2003. Appleton produces carbonless, thermal, security, and performance packaging products and provides secure and specialized print services. Appleton is headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, and has manufacturing operations in Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and the United Kingdom, employs approximately 3 300 people, and is 100% employee-owned.