Bobst’s Federico D’Annunzio has won the R. Stanton Avery Global Achievement Award 2020. The awards recognises an innovation or idea that has helped transform and progress the label industry across the world.
Bestowed in memory of Stan Avery’s pioneering spirit and values, the award, which is sponsored by Avery Dennison, reflects the global nature of the industry and recognises the collective contributions of the many as well as individuals.
Mr D’Annunzio was active member of FINAT for several years, helping focus the association on new ideas and attracting new members. He also led the setting up of REVO, a team of leading industry players co-operating to promote and optimize extended color gamut printing in the flexo label industry, allowing spot colors to be printed using a fixed seven-color ink system without changing inks between jobs.
Mike Fairley, founder of the Label Academy and chair of the judges, said: ‘Once again, the judging panel was impressed by the high quality of entries to this year’s Label Industry Global Awards, so drawing up the shortlist was no easy task. Nevertheless, we unanimously agreed that Federico D’Annunzio was the stand-out choice for the prestigious R. Stanton Avery Global Achievement Award, with endorsements from all corners of the world.
‘What really stood out for us was the wide range of Federico’s creative and innovative solutions that between them have had such an impact on the fast-changing world of label press design, productivity and performance. We look forward to honoring him and all our winners in September.’
