Oct 31, 2006. /Lesprom Network/. Appleton announced that it has named Dave Murray, 46, managing director of BemroseBooth. BemroseBooth is a leading provider of “mission critical” secure and specialized print services and is based in Derby, United Kingdom, and is a subsidiary of Appleton. Murray will be responsible for developing and executing business plans and strategies that ensure the company’s growth and profitability. Dave Murray has been appointed managing director of BemroseBooth. He will be responsible for developing and executing business plans and strategies that ensure the company’s growth and profitability. “We selected Dave Murray to lead BemroseBooth because of his proven ability to enhance service to customers and drive profitability improvements,” said Sarah Macdonald, vice president and general manager of Appleton’s international division. “Dave brings to BemroseBooth the vision and experience to leverage our market leadership positions while leading continuous improvements throughout the company.” Murray succeeds Graham Bennington, 56, who in June announced his plans to retire from BemroseBooth. Murray’s appointment is effective October 30 and he will report to Macdonald. Bennington is expected to retire by the end of November. Macdonald added, “We appreciate Graham’s long career with BemroseBooth and his commitment to its employees. We thank him for the time he has given us to find his successor.” Murray’s management experience includes six years with Communisis, a UK-based print partner that serves the financial services, retail, government, telecommunications and utilities markets. Murray’s career outside the print sector includes serving as managing director of Doncasters’ Chard location, an operation that makes precision castings for the aerospace and industrial gas turbine markets. He also worked as managing director of the Trucast Limited operation of Vickers plc that supplies nickel alloy turbocharger wheels to the automotive industry. Murray is a member of the Chartered Institute of electrical engineers in the UK. He earned a master’s degree in business administration from Cranfield University; a master’s degree in physics from Salford University and a bachelor’s degree in production engineering from Manchester Polytechnic. He has also earned a Six Sigma black belt. 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 uses ideas that make a difference to create product solutions through its development and use of coating formulations and applications as well as encapsulation, security, printing and packaging technologies. The company 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 percent employee-owned.