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Jim Kochanny, INX International Ink Co.

INX International Ink Company SVP and COO receives NAPIM's 2023 Printing Ink Pioneer Award.

For Jim Kochanny, joining the ink industry came after what seemed like a disaster at the time. It actually turned out to be a blessing in disguise. In 1979, Kochanny was laid off by General Foods, and looking for a summer job, joined Inmont. Now, 44 years later, Kochanny is SVP and COO at INX International Ink Company, and a deserving choice for NAPIM’s Pioneer Award. “I started on May 2, 1979 at Inmont on Chicago’s South Side near Midway Airport,” Kochanny recalled. “I was lai...

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