John-Paul Doyle Appointed Senior Creative Director at Anthem Worldwide

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Dec 14, 2011) - Anthem Worldwide, the brand development division of Schawk (NYSE: SGK), whose integrated global network provides innovative solutions to articulate, unify and manage brand impact to create compelling and consistent brand experiences, announced that it has appointed John-Paul Doyle to serve as senior creative director for its New York office.

Lor Gold, global chief creative officer for Schawk, said, "John-Paul brings extensive experience in all consumer brand experience touchpoints in categories ranging from personal care and beauty to prestige luxury brands in the alcohol/spirits space. His international perspective and history of successful design leadership on global branding projects will enhance Anthem's creative offerings."

John-Paul Doyle joins Anthem from Raison Pure (New York, NY) where he managed and directed large strategic projects from concept to execution through to production, and led teams of graphic, structural, and production designers in all aspects of brand creation and realization, as creative director. He also served as a core member of the executive management team. Doyle's background includes experience with the following companies and brands: Diageo, Unilever, Kraft, Godiva, Burt's Bees, Johnnie Walker, Dove, and Evian. Prior to his tenure at Raison Pure, Doyle was a senior designer at Neworld Associates in Dublin, Ireland.

"It's exciting to be a part of Anthem's commitment to creative leadership and to help guide the development of its clients' brands across consumer touchpoints at home, on the go, at the store and on the shelf in ways that build their businesses," said John-Paul Doyle.

Added Gold, "Anthem's ability to develop kinetic brands that are media agnostic and not beholden to a single media perspective will be strengthened by John-Paul's expertise in developing creative ideas across multiple consumer channels."

John-Paul Doyle earned a B.Des in Visual Communications from Dublin's National College of Art & Design.

Anthem Worldwide is the brand development division of Schawk (NYSE: SGK). Anthem's integrated global network provides innovative solutions to articulate, unify and manage brand impact to create compelling and consistent brand experiences. We do this by aligning our strategic, creative and executional talent worldwide with the business needs of companies seeking a competitive advantage. Anthem offers a full range of branding and design services through our network of world-class design professionals in 11 cities, Anthem is presently located in Chicago, Cincinnati, Düsseldorf, Hilversum (The Netherlands), London, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto, and York (U.K.). For more information on Anthem, please visit http://www.anthemww.com. Follow Anthem on http://twitter.com/anthemworldwide.

Schawk, Inc. is a leading provider of brand development and deployment services, enabling companies of all sizes to connect their brands with consumers. With a global footprint of operations in 21 countries, Schawk helps companies create compelling and consistent brand experiences by providing integrated strategic, creative and executional services across brand touch points. Founded in 1953, Schawk is trusted by many of the world's leading organizations to help them achieve global brand consistency. For more information about Schawk, visit www.schawk.com. Follow Schawk on www.brandsquare.com and twitter.com/BrandSquare.