Tufco Technologies Board names Larry Grabowy as President & CEO

GREEN BAY, Wis., June 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Tufco Technologies, Inc. ("Tufco"), the largest contract manufacturer of wet and dry wipes in the U.S., and a portfolio company of Griffin Holdings, LLC today announced that its Board of Directors have unanimously approved Larry Grabowy as President & Chief Executive Officer of Tufco effective June 9, 2014. 

Mr. Grabowy is a proven leader with an outstanding record of accomplishment and brings more than 25 years of relevant industry experience to his new role.  He recently served as the Director of Personal Hygiene Products at SCA Corporation where he headed their $1B Away-from-Home business.  He previously served as the Director of Sales of National Accounts for Georgia-Pacific Corporation as well as the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Alcan Packaging.

The Board stated, "In choosing Mr. Grabowy, we took a thoughtful and sound approach to what our employees and customers expected and deserved. We welcome Mr. Grabowy to Tufco and look forward to working with him to achieve the stated goals the Board of Directors has set forth."

Mr. Grabowy stated, "I look forward to working with the Company's dedicated employees to bring about improvements and efficiencies in manufacturing as well as to improve the customer experience as we migrate Tufco from a publicly traded company mentality to that of a privately owned, entrepreneurial, and nimble manufacturer."

ABOUT TUFCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC
Tufco Technologies, Inc., founded in 1992, provides integrated manufacturing services including wet wipe converting, wide web flexographic printing, hot melt adhesive laminating, microbiological process management, and manufactures and distributes business imaging paper products. The Company has become a leading provider of contract manufacturing and specialty printing services, and supplier of value-added custom paper products. For additional information about the Company, please visit www.tufco.com

ABOUT GRIFFIN HOLDINGS, LLC
Founded in 2008, Griffin Holdings, LLC is a Los Angeles, California based, privately held investment firm that specializes in leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, growth equity and recapitalizations.  The company seeks to augment its portfolio company businesses by providing its operational and financial expertise.  For more information please visit us at www.griffinhld.com

SOURCE Tufco Technologies, Inc.