FP Mailing Solutions Strengthens Product Management and Product Sales With Promotion of Tim Sokley; Expertise Will Help Drive FP Mailing Solutions and Partnership Channels.

Business Editors

ADDISON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2001

Francotyp-Postalia, Inc. (FP Mailing Solutions), the fastest-growing mailing systems vendor in North America, announced that it has promoted Tim Sokley to Director of Product Management from his previous position of Product Manager. With more than 19 years of product management, sales, training and marketing experience, Sokley is now charged with product marketing and inventory control for FP Mailing Solutions in the United States, as well as relations and compliance with the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Since he joined the firm in the fall of 2000, Sokley has launched a number of new FP Mailing Solutions, including a complete line of FP Mail Center Furniture, new folding and inserting systems, openers and shredders and accounting software solutions. He is also responsible for developing partnerships with a number of solutions providers, which have resulted in product and security enhancements for select mailing systems.

"Tim has extensive experience launching new products and successfully building customer-focused marketing and dealer incentives in this highly competitive marketplace," said Larry Turner, President of Francotyp-Postalia, Inc. "His marketing and product management experience along with his sales training background will continue to be instrumental in furthering the FP Mailing Solutions product and service reach to our dealers and end-users."

Sokley joined FP Mailing Solutions from Canon Business Solutions, an $80 million business of Canon USA, Inc. At Canon, Sokley was Manager of Sales Training and was responsible for all aspects of training, and led product-marketing campaigns, including the launch of Canon's high volume high-speed digital duplicator.

Prior to joining Canon in 1994, Sokley held a number of sales management and marketing positions in the office products industry from 1982 to 1994. He worked for A.B. Dick Company, National DataCom, Speed-O-Print and the Quasar division of Panasonic. In these positions, he was responsible for sales of office solutions that involved launching a combination of services and technologies through direct and dealer sales channels.

Sokley holds a BA in Political Science and Mathematics from Saint Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin.

About Francotyp-Postalia

With U.S. headquarters in Addison, IL, Francotyp-Postalia is a world-class mailroom solutions provider, meeting the needs of small, mid-sized and large organizations. FP Mailing Solutions is known for its technologically advanced equipment, superior customer service and excellent pricing. For more information, visit www.fp-usa.com.