Printing September 08, 2026
PRINTING United Alliance President Dave Leskusky To Retire After 31 Years
Leskusky will retire at the end of 2026, though he’ll remain with the Alliance in a consulting capacity through September 2027.
Key Takeaways
•Dave Leskusky will retire at the end of 2026 after 31 years with NAPCO Media and PRINTING United Alliance.
•Leskusky helped shape PRINTING United Alliance’s growth and played a key role in forging its strategic partnership with ASI.
After 31 years of service to the printing industry through NAPCO Media and PRINTING United Alliance, Dave Leskusky has announced that he will retire at the end of 2026, concluding a career defined by leadership, growth and an enduring commitment to the industry and its people.
Dave Leskusky, PRINTING United Alliance
His career began in 1995, when he joined NAPCO Media selling classified advertising for Printing Impressions magazine in a highly competitive publishing landscape that included respected brands such as Graphic Arts Monthly, American Printer, Quick Printing and the Blue Books.
Seven years later, Leskusky was promoted to publisher, and in 2013, he was named president of NAPCO Media. In 2019, he played a key role in NAPCO Media’s sale to SGIA. The subsequent combination of SGIA, NAPCO Media, Printing Industries of America and Idealliance helped create what is today PRINTING United Alliance, the largest and most robust member-based printing and graphic arts association in North America. Leskusky was also key in the long-term strategic partnership forged in 2024 between PRINTING United Alliance and ASI.
“Dave’s influence on this organization, and on the industry itself, is impossible to overstate,” said Ford Bowers, CEO, PRINTING United Alliance. “He has an extraordinary ability to see where the market is headed, bring people together around a shared opportunity and turn ambitious ideas into lasting value.”
Leskusky said he’s proud of the work he’s done during his tenure. “The greatest gift of this career has been the people I’ve met along the way,” Leskusky said. “Whatever we accomplished, we accomplished together.”
Although his retirement will become official at the end of the year, the transition will be thoughtful and deliberate. Leskusky will remain engaged with the Alliance in a consulting capacity through September 2027, providing institutional knowledge, continuity and support as needed.
Read the full story on Wide-format Impressions, a publication of PRINTING United Alliance, ASI’s strategic content partner.
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