Multi-Color Names Birkett CEO

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Multi-Color Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, this week appointed Sharon E. Birkett VP and chief financial and accounting officer of the company. She succeeds Dawn H. Bertsche who will no longer serve as senior VP of finance, chief financial and accounting officer of the company.

Birkett relocated to the U.S. from Australia in February 2010 when she was appointed as Multi-Color’s VP and corporate controller. Prior to this appointment, following the company’s acquisition of Collotype International Holdings, she served two years as VP of finance, international, and prior to the acquisition, as Collotype's CFO for five years.

Nigel Vinecombe, president and CEO, noted that "Sharon not only will continue to provide very strong financial skills and knowledge to our business, she also brings to our global leadership group important strategic, commercial, and teamwork attributes we need to help grow our existing businesses and acquire new ones."

Multi-Color's Chairman of the Board Larry Kellar added that "the company is grateful for Dawn's contributions to Multi-Color the past 10 years, including her leadership of the accounting and finance team and the guidance she has provided to the organization."