TODD R. FRY currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of
Champion Industries, Inc. Champion is a major commercial printer,
business forms manufacturer and office products and office
furniture supplier in regional markets east of the Mississippi
River. Mr. Fry is responsible for various functions including
working as an integral part of the M&A team, ERP software
implementation and maintenance, establishing and maintaining all
accounting and IT controls, tax compliance, SEC reporting, audit
compliance, investor relations and numerous other operational and
administrative duties of the company. Mr. Fry also coordinated
the preparation and implementation of a restructuring plan in
2001. Prior to joining Champion he was the Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer of Broughton Foods Company. He joined Broughton
in September 1997 from Coopers & Lybrand LLP. Coopers & Lybrand
was a Big Six accounting firm that merged with Price Waterhouse
to form PriceWaterhouseCoopers. While at Coopers Mr. Fry worked
with SEC and middle-market company’s in audit, consulting and tax
in a variety of industries including manufacturing, retail,
banking, construction and real estate. Mr. Fry is a graduate of
the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, with a Bachelor’s of
Science degree in Business Administration and a major in
Accounting and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Fry
also served four years as a city councilman in Mansfield, Ohio,
serving as councilman at-large and Chairman of the Finance
committee during the mid-1990s. He currently serves as a Director
of Summit State Bank in Rohnert Park, California.
Todd Fry - Champion Industries Inc (chmp)
February 17, 2003