Gord Griffiths helps CFR clients in the print, packaging, and graphic communications industries make practical decisions that improve performance and reduce risk. He has spent decades in and around large-scale print operations, so he tends to start with what is happening on the floor, what the numbers say, and what leaders can realistically execute.
What Gord Brings to Clients
Gord’s value to clients is straightforward. He has led complex printing organizations with multiple sites, shifting market demands, and tight operating constraints, and he has seen what works when a business needs to stabilize or change course. At CFR, he advises print and packaging leaders on mergers and acquisitions, recruiting, and strategic consulting. He also supports corporate buyers that need to manage and procure print and packaging effectively and efficiently. That mix matters because many firms are balancing internal improvement with external growth options, while also trying to keep customer delivery consistent.
- Focus area: Operations and leadership execution, with a strong grounding in M&A and senior recruiting when the business needs a bigger move.
- How Gord works: He runs structured reviews, compares performance across sites or product lines, and turns findings into a short list of actions owners and managers can actually carry out.
- What clients gain: Clear priorities, better follow-through, and a more realistic plan for hiring, investment, or deal preparation.
Relevant Experience in the Industry
Gord has held senior operating roles in major print organizations, including leadership responsibilities at Cenveo’s commercial group and earlier roles with St. Joseph Communications and Quebecor World Printing. In these environments, he worked on integrating operating practices, improving results, and building sales capability across distributed businesses. His background also includes leading through organizational change and acquisitions, plus experience building and guiding teams across multiple business units and geographies.
His LinkedIn profile also highlights hands-on familiarity with core production segments such as digital printing, offset printing, and direct mail. He has been recognized with a John A. Young Lifetime Achievement Award, and his education includes McGill University’s Executive Institute. Taken together, the pattern is consistent. Gord has operated at the intersection of production, sales, and leadership, which is where many print and packaging firms feel the most pressure.
How CFR Can Help
When a print or packaging company needs a clearer strategy, CFR’s strategic business consulting can help align leadership, operating plans, and financial expectations. When the challenge is talent, CFR’s recruiting and staffing work can support hiring, assessment, onboarding coaching, and role clarity. If ownership is considering a sale, acquisition, or partnership, CFR’s mergers and acquisitions support can help with valuation thinking, target or buyer qualification, due diligence, and the practical steps that make a business more attractive and easier to integrate. Gord’s operating background is useful in all three areas because it keeps the work grounded in what is achievable inside a real plant environment.
Connect with CFR
If you want a practical conversation about performance, leadership execution, hiring needs, or M&A readiness in the graphic communications space, reach out to CFR. Contact CFR
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