GPA, a U.S.-based market leader in specialty substrate solutions for offset, digital and wide-format printing, has announced that Julie Shakoor has joined GPA as its newest Business Development Manager. She comes to GPA with 28 years’ experience in the printing and graphic arts industry. For the last eight years, Shakoor worked for HP Indigo as a Commercial Sales Rep, helping accelerate sales and grow HP’s market share in her territory. Prior to HP Indigo, she worked for other industry leaders – including Kodak, Pitman Company and E.I. DuPont in a variety of sales and technical roles. While at E.I. Dupont, she had the distinction of earning two U.S. patents for co-inventing new formulation technology for graphic arts films.
Over the course of her career, she’s been recognized for her outstanding contributions with numerous sales and performance awards. Shakoor holds a Master of Science degree in Imaging and Photographic Sciences and a Bachelor of Science degree in Professional Photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She maintains an active industry presence through her involvement in Printing Industries Alliance events.
Shakoor joins GPA
