Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Promotes Edward J. Holmquist Jr.

––– Columbus, N.Y., November 18, 2005

Former Marketing Production Supervisor Edward J. Holmquist Jr. was recently promoted to Assistant Operations Manager in the Operations department at Golden Artist Colors, Inc.   As Assistant Operations Manager, Holmquist will be responsible for improving the performance of the Operations department’s three main deliverables: safety, quality and productivity.  This will be achieved through the implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles and effective development and direction of the group’s supervisors and Operations employees.  He will also be responsible for the development and maintenance of performance metrics and goals that foster continuous improvement. 

“Ed has demonstrated his knowledge and skill to GOLDEN during the past three years and therefore, we were thrilled at the opportunity to allow him to grow at a higher level,” said Don Lynch, Golden Artist Colors, Inc. operations manager.  “Providing our employees with the resources and opportunities to succeed is one of the three strategic constructs our management team is committed to.”         

“Ed has been integral in his ability to lead staff on a Lean Manufacturing journey over the past few years,” said Barbara Schindler, Golden Artist Colors, Inc. president.  “He works very well with a diverse group of employees and as a result, the company has seen tremendous productivity gains.”

Holmquist has over five years supervisory and project management experience with Procter & Gamble, a company with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands.  While at P&G, Holmquist was the Team Leader & Project Manager for the Packaging segment of its Norwich, N.Y. location.  Holmquist graduated from Norwich High School and was a distinguished honor graduate of the USAF Security Police.

Holmquist is an active member of his community, coaching the Norwich JV Football and Baseball teams, the Sherburne 876 Jr. Football team and the Sherburne Youth Baseball team.

Holmquist, his wife Shelly, and children Justin, Ashley and Emily reside in Sherburne, N.Y.

About Golden Artist Colors, Inc.
Founded in 1980 by the Golden family, Golden Artist Colors, Inc. began producing acrylic paint as a result of conversations with artists who needed new materials to help them explore more innovative ways of working with acrylic.  The products that Sam Golden developed as the result of collaborations with these painters became his inspiration and central motif that he carried forward in the creation of GOLDEN.
Now a global brand, GOLDEN acrylics continue to extend the boundaries of painting through quality, innovative products born of a constant dialogue with artists, which drive the company’s innovation.  Located in its newly expanded 100,000-square-foot facility in rural Columbus, N.Y., GOLDEN’s 135 full-time employees are committed to producing materials that encourage exploration of form and concept, while assuring archival integrity.  GOLDEN takes pride in the fact that its Custom Lab is the only facility of its kind, dedicated to designing products to the specifications of individual artists.  Developing paints to meet exacting criteria is the specialty of GOLDEN’s custom operations.  As a natural progression from our initiatives in the fine arts market, GOLDEN Paintworks was recently born.  Paintworks is the commercial paint and coatings division of Golden Artist Colors, Inc.  It provides commercial and OEM clients with paint making technology, toll manufacturing and integrated solutions.  GOLDEN Paintworks can design a full solution to a coatings project based on its expertise designing, manufacturing, marketing and selling high performance paints and coatings.  The company also assists customers with complex production, packaging and regulatory issues.  For more information about Golden Artist Colors, Inc. and its comprehensive product offering, call 1-800-959-6543 or visit the company’s Web site at www.goldenpaints.com.