Suzanne Zaccone Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
- Published: June 18, 2014
LONDON, UK | Suzanne Zaccone, executive vice-chairman and formerly president and co-owner of GSI Technologies, has been awarded the 2014 R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award. Zaccone is the first female recipient of the accolade, which is part of the Label Industry Global Awards. 
Sponsored by Avery Dennison, the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes the values and vision of Stan Avery and his pioneering efforts and is designed to honor the outstanding contribution to the promotion and growth of the label industry the winner has made.
Suzanne, together with her brother Bob Zaccone, founded GSI Technologies in 1985 to produce prime and anti-counterfeit labels and polycarbonate overlays. Today, these applications represent only 15% of GSI’s business, with GSI now producing advanced functional printed products including strips to measure glucose for diabetics, electroluminescent lamps, smart card displays, sensors, and automotive circuits.
From 1998 to 2000 Suzanne was the chairman/president of the Tag and Label Mfrs. Institute (TLMI). The first female in that role in the organization’s history, she continues as a strong mentor for other women in the TLMI and women in the label industry in general, using her leadership skills to help young people in the medical field and other business areas. Suzanne has also been president of the board of directors to the DiTrolio Flexographic Institute since 2000. Suzanne went on to beat breast cancer in 2009, publishing her book, “A Random Interruption: Surviving Breast Cancer with Laughter, Vodka, Smoothies and an Attitude” in 2010.
Mike Fairley, chairman of judges, says, “Suzanne has been an inspiration, mentor, and role model, particularly to other women in the world of labels. I am delighted that Suzanne has achieved such an accolade and I look forward to the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award trophy to her at the awards evening this coming September.”
The awards judging panel met in Monaco prior to the opening of the annual Congress of FINAT to review nominations across this and three other award categories. Following are the shortlists of nominations for the three other categories:
The Award for Innovation (over 300 employees), sponsored by Flint Group Narrow Web (in alphabetical order):
• Avery Dennison
• Durst
• Xeikon
The Award for Innovation (under 300 employees), sponsored by Flint Group Narrow Web (in alphabetical order):
• CMC DayMark
• ETI Converting
• ITW Dynatec GmbH
• K.T. Labels Ltd
• Nuova GIDUE Srl
• Stephanos Karydakis SA
The Award for Sustainability, sponsored by Xeikon (in alphabetical order):
• Bio4Life BV
• The Stone Paper Company Ltd.
The winners will be announced at the Label Industry Global Awards ceremony and dinner on September 9 during Labelexpo Americas. Click here to purchase tickets.
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